Dr. Yudkin is the Director of the Beacon Project at More in Common and a Visiting Scholar at the Wharton School. He received his PhD in social psychology from New York University and has held postdoctoral positions at Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania. His award-winning research has been featured in thousands of articles, including on the front page of the New York Times, the BBC, the Atlantic, Washington Post, Financial Times, NPR, and in multiple Presidential campaigns. He is an acclaimed public speaker, and has authored articles for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal,the Guardian, and the Atlantic. He is an accomplished jazz pianist, having played professionally in the United States and Europe, and released his debut solo EP, “Pure Imagination,” in 2022. He lives in New Orleans with his wife, daughter, and small black dog.
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Favorite MiC Finding:
In our forthcoming Social Connection survey, we have found that people who have experiences of connection across difference are more interested in connecting again in the future.
Source: Social Connection project (publication forthcoming)
Why: This finding suggests that experiences of connection may build on themselves in a virtuous cycle, since the more people connect, the more interested they are in doing so again. We call these “connection cascades” and suggest they may be a powerful tool for actors looking to increase connection across difference.