Cooperators, Crusaders, and the Complicit: The Trinity of Religious Moral Character
Psychologists have long wondered whether religion makes us more or less moral. The answer is more complicated than it might seem.
Behavioral Scientist
Topics: Altruism Faith Kurt Gray Morality Tribalism
How Morally Egalitarian Are We?
Researchers explore the ethics of who we think should be saved by an automated vehicle in an accident.
Cosmos
Topics: Azim Shariff Ethics Kurt Gray Morality Robots Technology Values
The Cabbage Roll Epiphany: Our Best Chance at Depolarizing the United States
Kurt Gray of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill unpacks a psychological and political phenomenon: reactive devaluation.
Big Think
Topics: Kurt Gray Meaning
The Appeal of Handmade in an Era of Automation
This excerpt from the book The Power of Human explains why we continue to equate human effort with value.
Kellogg Insight
Topics: Adam Waytz Kurt Gray Meaning Values
The Case Against A.I. Controlling Our Moral Compass
People seem to be already averse to machines making moral decisions.
Ethical Systems
Topics: Ethics Kurt Gray Mind Perception Morality Robots Technology
Study Suggests It’s Time to Debate the Morality of Machines
At what point do humans hold robots responsible for harmful actions?
TVNZ
A Generational Divide in the Uncanny Valley
Adults find highly realistic imitations of human beings to be creepy, but young children don’t see the problem.
The Wall Street Journal
Topics: Kurt Gray Mind Perception Robots
The Science of Belief: Identify Perceptions of Harm
How people think and act toward issues is influenced by their gut intuitions or emotional reactions.
The Arc, Medium
Topics: Belief Emotion Kurt Gray Values
What Does God Look Like? Look in the Mirror
Researchers have found that Americans imagine a God that resembles themselves — a visage that can vary dramatically depending on one’s race and politics.
Science
Topics: Kurt Gray Mind Perception
Hi, Robot: Adults, Children, and the Uncanny Valley
Henry Wellman and Kimberly Brink reflect on their new study shedding light on how adults, older children, and young children perceive human-like robots — and what the future might hold.
13.7: Cosmos & Culture, NPR
Inside The Future Of Artificial Intelligence
As developers design machines that teach themselves, questions remain over humans’ ability to effectively interact with artificially intelligent computers.
The State of Things, WUNC
Topics: Ethics Intelligence Kurt Gray Learning Morality Robots Technology
AI Can Be a Troublesome Teammate
AI is a focused intelligence, groomed for maximum perfection. That’s why, research shows, most people don’t trust it.
Harvard Business Review
Topics: Kurt Gray Mind Perception Technology Trust
Emotions Expressed by the Dying Are Unexpectedly Positive
“When we imagine our emotions as we approach death, we think mostly of sadness and terror,” says psychological scientist Kurt Gray of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “But it turns out, dying is less sad and terrifying — and happier — than you think.”
Association for Psychological Science
Topics: Death Emotion Kurt Gray
How We See Refugees Could Be Changed by ‘Subtle Shifts’ in Language, Psychologists Find
Simply using phrases like 'refugees in a group' instead of 'a group of refugees' can have dramatic impact, study suggests.
The Independent
Topics: Empathy Kurt Gray Language Mind Perception
Beware Emotional Robots: Giving Feelings to Artificial Beings Could Backfire, Study Suggests
What happens when the appearance of an artificial intelligence remains the same but its emotions become more humanlike?
Topics: Emotion Human Uniqueness Kurt Gray Robots Social Cognition Technology
Other Minds and Cryptominds, From Babies to Robots to God
The Mind Club is a witty, insightful guide to other minds, rounded off with smart thinking about thinking in an age of neuroscience.
New Scientist
Topics: Agency Free Will Kurt Gray Mind Perception Morality
The Scientific Explanation for Why We Get So Mad at Corporations
Why is it that people can easily see companies as villains, but rarely as victims? Research suggests that the answer lies in the way humans conceive of the corporate mind.
Quartz
Topics: Agency Kurt Gray Mind Perception Morality
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