Articles & Thoughts
Curated readings on polarization, civil discourse, and conflict resolution
Geneva Conventions for the Culture WarOrrin G. Hatch · WSJ Why The Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely StupidJonathan Haidt · The Atlantic Partisan Bias Diminishes When Partisans PayAlex Tabarrok · Marginal Revolution The Umbrella Ethic of Good FaithNell Watson The Polarization Of Society: Even Scientists Become TribalAmerican Council on Science & Health A Gentler, Better Way to Change MindsArthur C. Brooks · The Atlantic The Toxoplasma of RageScott Alexander · Slate Star Codex I Can Tolerate Anything Except The OutgroupScott Alexander · Slate Star Codex The Highest Form of DisagreementConor Friedersdorf · The Atlantic The Genetics of PoliticsRose McDermott · YouTube The Death of Facebook | How Social Media Ripped Apart a GenerationColdFusion · YouTube Soldiers & Scouts: Why Our Minds Weren’t Built for TruthJulia Galef · Long Now A Taxonomy of FearEmily Yoffe · Persuasion How to Star-Man: Arguing from CompassionAngel Eduardo · Center for Inquiry Disputation ArenasDavid Brin Five Case Studies on PoliticizationScott Alexander · Slate Star Codex In My CultureDuncan Sabien · Medium No Hate Left BehindThomas B. Edsall · New York Times Are Economists Ideologically Biased?Javdani Chang · Evonomics Two Evidence-Based Recommendations for Civil DisagreementCivilPolitics.org The Tails Coming Apart As Metaphor for LifeScott Alexander · Slate Star Codex RIP Culture War ThreadScott Alexander · Slate Star Codex Misinformation bots are smarter than we thoughtAxios Google Chief: My Fears for Generation FacebookThe Independent Courts and Social ChangeJustice Ronald Sackville Three ways Facebook could clean up their acts – if they wanted toA.M. Nadler & M. Crain · Phys.org Considering Considerateness: Why communities of do-gooders should be exceptionally considerateOwen Cotton-Barratt · CEA How to Fight Trolls and WinCreative Future
Tools & Organizations
Interactive tools, quizzes, and organizations working toward civil discourse
Ideological Turing TestInteractive Quiz Political Bias TestClearer Thinking Perception Gap QuizMore In Common OpenMind PlatformOrganization Civil PoliticsOrganization TheirTubeFilter Bubble Tool More In CommonOrganization Heterodox AcademyOrganization Ground NewsNews Comparison Civil Discourse ResourcesAllSides Hidden TribesResearch Project Pol.is Consensus ToolsCollaboration Platform Productive Disagreements ToolClearer Thinking Change My ViewReddit Community Red Brain Blue BrainInteractive Tool Improve The NewsNews Platform The Middle Way SocietyOrganization Meme PolicemanFact-Checking How To Have Impossible ConversationsPeter Boghossian · Book Top 10 Ways to Heal the Partisan DivideMichael Isenberg · Substack Ultimate Community Code of ConductGoogle Docs Viewpoint Diversity & InclusionLincoln Network A few guidelines that tend to support the quality of dialogueDaniel Schmachtenberger The Three Types of Binary ThinkingClearerThinking.org How to Navigate Contentious ConversationsPeter Boghossian & James Lindsay · Skeptic You Can Disagree BetterPeter Boghossian · New York Times VicariouslyTwitter Bubble Tool Consider ItDeliberation Platform
Games & Learning Toys
Interactive experiences that teach concepts through play