Morality, the self, and self-conscious emotions.

CDPS published

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Jess

Jess Tracy, Ian Hohm, and Ari Makridakis present new ideas (and some data) suggesting that science erodes humans’ ability to find meaning in life, now published at Current Directions in Psychological Science.

Does science erode meaning?

Does science erode meaning?

Ian Hohm

My research investigates how widespread changes in natural and social features of human environments alter the prevalence of beliefs and social attitudes. In one stream of research, I use a multi-method approach to examine how historical and contemporary cultural trends…

Holly Engstrom

Holly is a second-year MA student working primarily in Dr. Kristin Laurin’s MAGIC lab. Holly is interested in socioeconomic status and social hierarchies more generally. She is especially interested in how someone’s status within a hierarchy, or their perceptions of…

Holly ENgst

Holly Engstrom

Holly is a second-year MA student working primarily in Dr. Kristin Laurin’s MAGIC lab. Holly is interested in socioeconomic status and social hierarchies more generally. She is especially interested in how someone’s status within a hierarchy, or their perceptions of…

Ian Hohm

My research investigates how widespread changes in natural and social features of human environments alter the prevalence of beliefs and social attitudes. In one stream of research, I use a multi-method approach to examine how historical and contemporary cultural trends…