In a world characterized by divisive rhetoric, heightened xenophobia, and other forms of
prejudice, it is increasingly important to find effective ways of promoting functional intergroup …

Disputes between those holding differing political views are ubiquitous and deep-seated,
and they often follow common, recognizable lines. The supporters of tradition and stability …

Renewable energy is becoming a critical component of energy balance in developed
countries. However, the speed of renewable energy adoption and its market penetration …

Trust in state institutions is a prominent explanation of social trust. However, previous—
mainly cross-sectional—analyses provide limited causal evidence regarding the relationship …

Despite their important implications for interpersonal behaviors and relations, cognitive
abilities have been largely ignored as explanations of prejudice. We proposed and tested …

Previous research has established convincingly that there is a strong positive relation
between educational attainment and trust. There is less agreement however, about the …

The cognitive functioning of individuals with stronger endorsement of right–wing and
prejudiced attitudes has elicited much scholarly interest. Whereas many studies investigated …

The capacity to trust wisely is a critical facilitator of success and prosperity, and it has been
conjectured that people of higher intelligence are better able to detect signs of …

I published the first study of national IQs and their correlates in 2002 in collaboration with the
political scientist Tatu Vanhanen. We published further studies on these in 2006 and 2012 …

Interpersonal trust-a willingness to accept vulnerability or risk based on expectations
regarding another person's behavior–is a vitally important concept for human behavior …