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Wisdom and Culture Lab research was recently featured in Süddeutsche Zeitung, highlighting international findings showing that, from villages in Ecuador to government offices in Berlin, people facing tough decisions prefer to trust their inner voice—challenging the notion that this tendency…

Wisdom and Culture lab research featured in a recent article in Haaretz on new cross-cultural research revealing that, across both traditional and collectivist societies as well as modern and individualistic ones, people tend to prefer trusting their own judgment over following others’ advice.

The Wisdom and Culture Lab at the University of Waterloo is now featured on Google Arts & Culture! Discover how our exhibition explores the psychological roots of wisdom and the dynamics of cultural change. Also, check below to see some…

We are pleased to welcome two talented researchers who have joined the Wise Judgment Consortium for the summer to support data analysis for Project 1A. Will M. Jettinghoff is a PhD student in Social and Personality Psychology at the University…

We are excited to announce that two outstanding postdoctoral researchers will be joining the Wise Judgment Consortium this fall. Yisheng Li will join us in September as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Natural Language Processing. He is currently completing his PhD…

A study led by Igor Grossmann and colleagues highlights that core aspects of wisdom—such as intellectual humility, open-mindedness, and perspective-taking—change over time in response to life experiences. Reviewing dominant theories and empirical practices, the authors emphasize the need for social…

Our collaborative, led by Dr. Igor Grossmann, was awarded $1.5 million in funding from the Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF) to study wisdom and standards of wise judgment across cultures. The TWCF’s mission to support “innovative projects that push the…

Igor Grossmann and Richard Eibach of the University of Waterloo introduce the concept of “metajudgment”, providing a framework for understanding the folk standards people use to navigate everyday decisions.

Across different cultures and countries, people perceive the wisest people to be logical and reflective as well as able to consider other people’s feelings and perceptions, a study led by Maksim Rudnev and Igor Grossmann of the University of Waterloo…