Viele Menschen tun wenig für den Klimaschutz, weil sie die Bereitschaft anderer unterschätzen, ebenfalls ihren Beitrag zu leisten. Das ist das zentrale Ergebnis eines umfangreichen Befragungsexperiments in den USA.

Countries across Europe have struggled in recent decades to prevent secessionist movements, win wide support for social safety nets, and tackle problems demanding collective action. This column argues that to accomplish such goals requires a sense of shared, national identity. Exploiting a...

Widespread misperceptions shape attitudes on key societal topics, such as climate change and the recent pandemic. These belief distortions are puzzling in contexts where accurate statistical information is broadly available and attended to. This column argues that the nature of human memory may...