COVID-19 accelerated divides in American society – between Democrats and Republicans, managers and employers, and strangers on the street. Today, American politics, policy, and morality are all the same thing. As we move into a post-pandemic era, with its effects still lingering, what happens next?
Benjamin D. Rosenberg is an assistant professor of psychology at Dominican University of California, where he specialises in social psychology, health behaviour, motivation, and social science research methods. Dr Rosenberg has published numerous peer-reviewed papers in high-impact journals such as Motivation Science, Social and Personality Psychology Compass, and Social Science & Medicine. His work applying social psychology to real-world issues has appeared in several popular press outlets, including Psychology Today and the San Francisco Chronicle. In addition, he has been interviewed as an expert for pieces on ABC7 News, Parade magazine, and Medium, among others.
Ben Jackson is the founder of Hear Me Out, a strategy firm focused on company culture. Previously, he was the first director of mobile at Vice and the third iOS engineer at The New York Times. His writing has been published in Fast Company, the New Yorker, and The Atlantic. His work has been featured in TechCrunch, The New York Times, and New York Magazine.
Ben Resnik works at the intersection of politics, technology, and social change, specialising in innovative digital communications for the public good. He has held key positions at leading political technology firms like DSPolitical, Swing Left, and People First, contributing to the Democratic House sweep of 2018 and Joe Biden's victory in 2020. Also a trained speechwriter, counter-disinformation practitioner, and member of the Truman National Security Project, Ben is an expert both in how to craft an effective message, and how that power is used to empower and mislead in today's digital world.