[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ admin_label=”high res photos” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Sub Heading” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#001376″ header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#001376″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Content” _builder_version=”4.23.4″ text_font=”Arial||||||||” text_text_color=”#444444″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”27px” custom_margin=”8px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n High resolution photos: The image above in 800K<\/a>, or 8MB<\/a>\u00a0[To download the images, right-click on either linked name and select \u201csave link as\u201d. Photo credit: Jayne Riew<\/span>]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ admin_label=”mission statement” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Sub Heading” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#001376″ header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#001376″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Content” _builder_version=”4.23.4″ text_font=”Arial||||||||” text_text_color=”#444444″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”27px” custom_margin=”8px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n My mission is to conduct research on moral psychology and use those findings to help people understand each other, and to help important institutions work better<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The institutions and systems I work on are:<\/span><\/p>\n 1) Universities: <\/b>I co-founded<\/span> HeterodoxAcademy.org<\/span><\/a>, I co-wrote<\/span> The Coddling of the American Mind<\/em><\/span><\/a>, and I serve on the advisory board of the<\/span> University of Austin<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n 2) Corporations: <\/b>I founded<\/span> EthicalSystems.org<\/span><\/a>, I will be writing a<\/span> book on capitalism and morality<\/span><\/a>, and I serve on the advisory board of<\/span> Acumen fund<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n 3) Liberal democracy:<\/b> I co-founded The Constructive Dialogue Institute<\/a> (formerly OpenMind), <\/span><\/a>I wrote<\/span> The Righteous Mind<\/span><\/a><\/em>, I wrote an essay on<\/span> How nationalism beats globalism<\/span><\/a>, I’m writing a book titled Life After Babel,<\/em><\/a> and I serve on the board of<\/span> BraverAngels.org<\/span><\/a> and the advisory board of<\/span> Persuasion<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n 4) Schools and families that are overprotecting kids:<\/b> I co-wrote<\/span> The Coddling of the American Mind<\/span><\/a><\/em>, I co-founded<\/span> LetGrow.org<\/span><\/a> and serve on its board, and I’m currently writing The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n 5) Social Media: <\/b>I am active in the community of researchers who are studying the transformative effects of social media on<\/span> adolescent mental health<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> on liberal democracy<\/span><\/a>. We are searching for reforms and norms that will create<\/span> better social media<\/span><\/a>. I am writing a book titled The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ admin_label=”Long Bio” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Sub Heading” _builder_version=”4.17.3″ header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#001376″ header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#001376″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Content” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”Arial||||||||” text_text_color=”#444444″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”27px” custom_margin=”8px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Haidt\u2019s research examines the intuitive foundations of morality, and how morality varies across cultures\u2013\u2013including the cultures of progressive, conservatives, and libertarians. His goal is to help people understand each other, live and work near each other, and even learn from each other despite their moral differences. Haidt has co-founded a variety of organizations and collaborations that apply moral and social psychology toward that end, including HeterodoxAcademy.org<\/a>, The Constructive Dialogue Institute<\/a>, and\u00a0EthicalSystems.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Haidt is the author of\u00a0The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom<\/a>,<\/em> and of The New York Times bestsellers\u00a0The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion<\/a><\/em>, and\u00a0The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(co-authored with Greg Lukianoff). He has written more than\u00a0100 academic articles,<\/a> which have been cited nearly 100,000 times<\/a>. In 2019 he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was chosen by Prospect magazine as one of the world’s “Top 50 Thinkers<\/a>.” \u00a0He has given\u00a0four TED talks<\/a>.<\/p>\n Since 2018 he has been studying the contributions of social media to the decline of teen mental health and the rise of political dysfunction. His most recent book is the New York Times #1 bestseller \u00a0The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness<\/a>.<\/em> \u00a0[260 words] [Photo from 2018]<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ admin_label=”Additional Resources” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Sub Heading” _builder_version=”4.16″ header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#001376″ header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#001376″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Content” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”Arial||||||||” text_text_color=”#444444″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”27px” custom_margin=”8px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/jonathanhaidt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Haidt-headshot-2023.just-head.800K-scaled.jpg\")
Haidt\u2019s research <\/span>examines the intuitive foundations of morality, and how morality varies across cultural and political divisions. Haidt is the author of The Happiness Hypothesis<\/i><\/a> (2006) and of the New York Times<\/em> bestsellers The <\/i><\/a>Righteous <\/span><\/i><\/a>Mind<\/span><\/i><\/a> (2012) and <\/span>The Coddling of the American Mind<\/span><\/i><\/a> (2018, with Greg Lukianoff). He has given four TED talks<\/a>. In 2019 he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Since 2018 he has been studying the contributions of social media to the decline of teen mental health and the rise of political dysfunction. His most recent book is the New York Times #1 bestseller The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness<\/a>.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\nHeadshots<\/h2>\n
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Jonathan Haidt (pronounced \u201cheight\u201d) is a social psychologist at New York University\u2019s Stern School of Business. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992, and taught for 16 years in the department of psychology at the University of Virginia<\/p>\nAdditional Resources<\/h2>\n
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