Political discourse is the soul of democracy, but misunderstanding and conflict can fester in
divisive conversations. The widespread shift to online discourse exacerbates many of these …

The US is plagued by a variety of societal divides across political orientation, race, and
gender, among others. Listening has the potential to be a key element in spanning these …

While many believe that affective polarisation poses a significant threat to democratic
stability, the definition and operationalisation of the concept varies greatly. This leads to …

Do anonymous online conversations between people with different political views
exacerbate or mitigate partisan polarization? We created a mobile chat platform to study the …

We are witnessing increasing partisan polarization across the world. It is often argued that
partisan “echo chambers” are one of the drivers of both policy and affective polarization. In …

A rapidly increasing amount of human conversation occurs online. But divisiveness and
conflict can fester in text-based interactions on social media platforms, in messaging apps …

Recent evidence suggests that cross-partisan conversation can reduce affective
polarization. Yet, this evidence comes from experiments that dampen the contentious …

In many democratic societies, research has identified an increase in animosity between
supporters of different political parties. While this phenomenon has been extensively …

Solving the most pressing problems of our time requires broad collaboration across political
party lines. Yet, the United States is experiencing record levels of affective polarization …

Most sociophysics opinion dynamics simulations assume that contacts between agents lead
to greater similarity of opinions, and that there is a tendency for agents having similar …