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  • Lee Jussim

    Social Psychologist

  • Nate Honeycutt

    Experimental social psychologist studying higher education, focusing on topics including political bias, free speech, scientific integrity, and ideological diversity.

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    Dr. Patrick J. Wolf is a Distinguished Professor of Education Policy & the 21st Century Endowed Chair in School Choice in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas. His Ph.D. is from Harvard University (1995).

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    Scientia Professor of Psychology at UNSW (area: experimental social psychology). See also https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/joe-forgas and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Paul_Forgas .

  • Luke Conway

    Jesus above all. I oppose authoritarianism on every side. Author of Liberal Bullies: What Psychology Teaches Us about the Left's Authoritarian Problem.

  • Danit Sarah

    I am a computer scientist, a social psychologist, and most importantly, a shaliach. PhD candidate at Rutgers and researcher at NCRI, studying foreign influence operations and fighting for our national security.

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    Official Substack of John McMillian. Historian at Georgia State University. Companion of Foner (the dog). Books: @SimonBooks, @OxUniPress, @thenewpress. Bylines: @washingtonpost, @cityjournal, @theatlantic, @bostonglobe, @TheTLS, @wsj, and more.

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    psychology

  • Joachim I. Krueger

    Staying away from academic fashions, I have studied inductive reasoning, social dilemmas, (ir)rationality & (un)happiness, collaborating with friends & colleagues in the old continent.

  • Hrishikesh Joshi

    Philosophy professor at the University of Arizona. Author of Why It's OK to Speak Your Mind (2021). Writing about morality, free inquiry, higher education, and more.

  • Lawrence Michael Eppard

    Director, Connors Institute for Nonpartisan Research & Civic Engagement at Shippensburg University (connorsinstitute.org)

  • Martin Heesacker

    Psychology professor emeritus, spouse, father, jogger, cross fitter, wake surfer, foodie. Aghast at Trump 2.0.

  • Brian P. Higley

    Dr. Brian P. Higley has taught and consulted at various universities. Dr. Higley developed H2O-centered education, which emphasizes the integration of learning science into the practice of classroom management.

  • Valeria Prudnikova

    Currently at USA TODAY Co. and formerly with the United Nations, Valeria explores leadership, workplace culture, organizational psychology, and personal growth. Working with Top Workplaces across the nation.

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