Join us for our next Wisdom Lecture! Dr. Igor Grossmann from the Wisdom & Culture lab at the University of Waterloo will present "Deconstructing wisdom: Why we keep getting it wrong" via zoom.
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About the talk:
There are many ideas about wisdom – a grandma’s advice, a powerful narrative from an admired individual, a brave decision that changed the course of history. Though appealing, each of these ideas is misguided, contributing to the false claims that wisdom is “elusive” and “rare.” Why are they misguided? I will discuss several fallacies that contributed to false perceptions of wisdom, including all-of-none fallacy, scholarly research, and ecological fallacy. I will further contrast beliefs about wisdom with scientific findings that typically promote wiser reasoning.
About the speaker:
Igor Grossmann is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Waterloo, Canada, whose research focuses on the foundations of wise judgment, including how social and cognitive factors, moral reasoning, and emotions shape decision-making and behavior in changing cultural contexts. He is known for founding and leading major initiatives such as the Social Science Forecasting Collaborative, the International Wisdom Summit, the Futurescape project, and the Wise Judgment Consortium, aiming to redefine decision-making beyond Western-centric models.
Grossmann’s research has been widely published in top-tier outlets, including Science, Nature Human Behaviour, PNAS, Science Advances, Nature Communications, JPSP, and Psychological Science, reflecting his commitment to interdisciplinary work that unpacks the complexities of culture, cognition and social influence. His contributions have been recognized through numerous prestigious awards, such as the Joseph B. Gittler Award from the American Psychological Foundation and the SAGE Young Scholar Award. As an elected member of the College of the Royal Society of Canada, he continues to influence the academic community.
In addition to his research, Grossmann serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Psychological Inquiry and has held associate editor roles for journals such as Emotion and Social Psychological and Personality Science. He also co-hosts the “On Wisdom Podcast,” bringing scientific insights on social cognition and behavior to a broad audience. Professor Grossmann holds a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan.
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