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.
Check out this recent article in The Washington Post on intellectual humility and how it benefits learning and our relationships!
Our new global collaborative, led by Dr. Igor Grossmann, has recently been awarded $1.5 million in funding from the Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF) to study wisdom and standards of wise judgment across cultures.
To learn more, visit the Wise Judgment Consortium website, and check out the media release information from the Arts page!
Check out this article featuring the insights of Dr. Grossmann: "Biden’s Decision to Quit Feels Personal for Nation’s Older Citizens" [LINK]
Check out this NEW paper about the nature of abstract and concrete mental representations and how they relate to wisdom, just published in Open Mind.
Dr. Grossmann and other lab members are now featured in the BBC article: "Dear AI: This is what happens when you ask an algorithm for relationship advice". Click here to read the full article!
The piece Social Perception of Wisdom Across Cultures from the Geography of Philosophy project has recently been accepted in Nature Communications. Check out the pre-print here.
Check out this article "How Scientists are Using Artificial Intelligence" which refers to our lab's work on the use of LLMs in research.
A new paper "AI and the transformation of social science research" was recently published in Science!
Read the full article or learn more about how AI could change social science research here.
Discover the ancient trick that could help you make wiser decisions - BBC Worklife article on illeism and Dr. Grossmann's Solomon's Paradox. Read in detail here!