Why do we spend so much time telling stories - about ourselves, about each other, even about fictional characters? If storytelling isn’t simply about information exchange, what role does it really play in our lives?
POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Psychology
University of Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
The Wisdom and Culture Lab at the University of Waterloo, directed by Igor Grossmann, is seeking applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate, starting in Spring/Summer 2018. The postdoc is broken into two one year segments, with opportunity for renewal at one year mark assuming excellent performance.
Wise reasoning and social class - New paper by lab member Justin Brienza and Dr. Grossmann in Royal Proceedings B. Preprint at OSF
SPSP Character & Context Blogpost by Dr. Grossmann on the advantages of studying cultural change.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b083p88h
Wisdom & Culture Lab's work profiled at evidence-based wisdom.
Harrison Oakes received the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship! Congratulations, Harrison!!!
Dr. Grossmann was named one of the 2015 Rising Stars in the field of Psychological Science.
Wisdom Research Network Interview with Dr. Grossmann on the current state of wisdom research