We study how people make wise decisions: in everyday life, across cultures, and over time. Our work sits at the intersection of Social & Cultural Psychology and Judgment & Decision Making, with computational methods and projects on human-AI interactions and AI value alignment.
We combine survey, behavioral, and computational approaches (modeling, NLP, and large-scale analyses), and we preregister studies, share analysis code, and document everything so others can replicate and extend our work.
Wise Judgment Consortium is a global, preregistered collaboration led by our lab to map the building blocks of wise judgment across cultures.
- 15 labs · 5 continents · ~3,500+ participants so far.
- Latest update: Preregistration and Study 1 data collection (“Life’s most difficult decisions”) complete; analyses and design of data collection underway.
- Next: data lock 2025-Q4, then analysis and write-up.
News
Lab's Research Featured in Hindustan Times
Our research on "How do we define wisdom?" and "What tells us a person is wise?" were featured in Hindustan Times. Check out the featured research.
Explore the Wisdom and Culture Lab's Work on Google Arts & Culture
The Wisdom and Culture Lab at the University of Waterloo is now featured on Google Arts & Culture! Discover how our exhibition explores the psychological roots of wisdom and the dynamics of cultural change.
WaC Research Featured in The Washington Post!
Check out this recent article in The Washington Post on intellectual humility and how it benefits learning and our relationships!