Healthy democratic polities feature competing visions of a good society but also require
some level of cooperation and institutional trust. Democracy is at risk when citizens become …

Climate change presents a challenge at multiple levels: It challenges our cognitive abilities
because the effect of the accumulation of emissions is difficult to understand. Climate …

This study reports a comprehensive empirical investigation of the nature and correlates of
anti-mask attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Accumulating evidence underscores the …

For over 50 years, scientists have sounded alarms that the burning of fossil fuels is causing
changes to the Earth's climate, and that failure to take action on climate change will have …

Highlights•Opinions about climate change have polarized based on partisan orientation.•A
preeminent explanation for climate change attitude polarization is directional motivated …

Researchers interested in climate change communication have investigated how people
respond to messages about it. Through meta-analysis, the current research synthesizes the …

Background The environmental impact of meat consumption requires immediate action.
Cultured meat—which is emerging through technologies to grow meat ex vivo—has exciting …

Empirical research on the Gateway Belief Model (GBM) has flourished in recent years. The
model offers a dual-process account of how attitude change happens in response to …

Fake news is big news. From the diffusion of rumors and conspiracies in the United States to
the spread of disinformation by Russian troll farms, misinformation is a hot topic among …

Persuasion is a vital part of politics—who wins elections and policy disputes often depends
on which side can persuade more people. Given this centrality, the study of persuasion has …