Cavanagh brings you along on her journey through an exquisite
collection of scholarly knowledge and empirical insight to ground
both your mind and your gut. From zombies to bees, moral panics to
conspiracy theories, Hivemind mixes the dark with the light to help
readers find a path through a very destabilizing present' - danah
boyd, author of It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked
Teens 'This fascinating book guides us through the nuanced
landscape of why we think and behave the way we do-online and
off-and offers a much-needed vision for how we can find our way
back from the edge' - Scott Barry Kaufman, Psychologist at Columbia
University and co-author of Wired to Create 'Hivemind provides a
fascinating tour of research that reveals our social nature, for
good and for bad. Cavanagh is a natural teacher whose enthusiasm
for psychology shines through on every page. Whether you're looking
to have healthier technology habits, develop better relationships
with others, or address societal challenges, this book will give
you food for thought and wisdom to take action' - Kelly McGonigal,
author of The Joy of Movement and The Willpower Instinct +++
Hivemind: A collective consciousness in which we share consensus
thoughts, emotions, and opinions; a phenomenon whereby a group of
people function as if with a single mind. Our views of the world
are shaped by the stories told by our self-selected communities.
Whether seeking out groups that share our tastes, our faith, our
heritage, or other interests, since the dawn of time we have taken
comfort in defining ourselves through our social groups. But what
happens when we only socialize with our chosen group, to the point
that we lose the ability to connect to people who don't share our
passions? What happens when our tribes merely confirm our world
view, rather than expand it? Leading a narrative journey from the
site of the Charlottesville riots to the boardrooms of Facebook,
considering such diverse topics as zombies, neuroscience, and
honeybees, psychologist and emotion regulation specialist Sarah
Rose Cavanagh leaves no stone unturned in her quest to understand
how social technology is reshaping the way we socialize. It's not
possible to turn back the clocks, and Cavanagh argues that there's
no need to; instead, she presents a fully examined and thoughtful
call to cut through our online tribalism, dial back our moral panic
about screens and mental health, and shore up our sense of
community. With compelling storytelling and shocking research,
Hivemind is a must-read for anyone hoping to make sense of the
dissonance around us.
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