35: World After Covid series: Positive Consequences (Part I) - Political and structural change, Care for elders, Social connectedness, and Reconsidering habits

Which domain or aspect of social life will show the most significant positive societal and/or psychological change in response to the pandemic?

Igor and Charles share and discuss responses given to the question about positive change in response to the pandemic by 57 of the world's leading behavioral and social scientists, collected as part of the World After Covid project. Each episode, four responses are selected. This time, the conversation covers themes of political and structural change, care for elders, social connectedness, and reconsidering habits in the midst of the pandemic.

Featuring:
Ayse K. Uskul, Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Kent
Michael Ross, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo
Harry Reis, Professor of Psychology at the University of Rochester
James Gross, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Psychophysiology Laboratory at Stanford University

Links:

• World After Covid site
• Igor Grossmann's homepage — interactive visualizations and analysis on the World After Covid project
• Expert Predictions of Societal Change: Insights from the World after COVID Project - Grossmann, Twardus, Varnum, Jayawickreme, McLevey (2021, in press)
• Words of wisdom: 4 tips from experts on how to endure until the COVID-19 pandemic ends (The Conversation)
• Ayse Uskul Interview — full interview and transcript on the World After Covid site
• Michael Ross Interview — full interview and transcript on the World After Covid site
• Harry Reis Interview — full interview and transcript on the World After Covid site
• James Gross Interview — full interview and transcript on the World After Covid site