Although political polarization in the United States is real, intense, and increasing, partisans
consistently overestimate its magnitude. This 'false polarization'is insidious because it …

Conflicts over sacred values may be particularly difficult to resolve. Because sacred values
are nonfungible with material values, standard attempts to negotiate, such as offering …

Understanding religion requires explaining why supernatural beliefs, devotions, and rituals
are both universal and variable across cultures, and why religion is so often associated with …

This chapter focuses on moral flexibility, a term that the authors use that people are strongly
motivated to adhere to and affirm their moral beliefs in their judgments and choices, they …

Why do consumers embrace some algorithms and find others objectionable? The moral
relevance of the domain in which an algorithm operates plays a role. The authors find that …

The idea that people inevitably act in accordance with their self-interest on the basis of a
calculation of costs and benefits does not constitute an adequate framework for …

In this paper we present a computational text analysis technique for measuring the moral
loading of concepts as they are used in a corpus. This method is especially useful for the …

We present findings from one survey and five experiments carried out in the USA, Nigeria
and the Middle East showing that judgements about the use of deadly intergroup violence …

Conflict over Iran's nuclear program, which involves a US-led policy to impose sanctions on
Iran, is perceived by each side as a preeminent challenge to its own national security and …

Narratives are an important component of culture and play a central role in transmitting
social values. Little is known, however, about how the brain of a listener/reader processes …