Latest publications

March 6, 2023

Long gaps between turns are awkward for strangers but not for friends

Emma M. Templeton, Luke J. Chang, Elizabeth A. Reynolds, Marie D. Cone LeBeaumont, Thalia Wheatley

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Research paper

March 3, 2023

Synchrony to a beat predicts synchrony with other minds

Sophie Wohltjen, Brigitta Toth, Adam Boncz, Thalia Wheatley

Scientific Reports

Research paper

February 15, 2023

How consensus-building conversation changes our minds and aligns our brains

Beau Sievers, Christopher Welker, Uri Hasson, Adam M. Kleinbaum, Thalia Wheatley

Research paper

May 1, 2022

A threatening opportunity: The prospect of conversations about race-related experiences between Black and White friends.

Sanchez, K. L., Kalkstein, D. A., & Walton, G. M.

Journal of personality and social psychology

Research paper

March 10, 2022

Cultural diversity broadens social networks

Adrienne Wood, Adam M Kleinbaum, Thalia Wheatley

Journal of personality and social psychology

Research paper

January 18, 2022

Fast response times signal social connection in conversation

Emma M. Templeton, Luke J. Chang, Elizabeth A. Reynolds, Marie D. Cone LeBeaumont, Thalia Wheatley

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

Research paper

October 25, 2021

The 3d Mind Model Characterizes How People Understand Mental States Across Modern and Historical Cultures

Mark A. Thornton, Sarah Wolf, Brian J. Reilly, Edward G. Slingerland, Diana I. Tamir

Affective Science

Research paper

October 4, 2021

Daily Perceived Stress Predicts Less Next Day Social Interaction: Evidence From a Naturalistic Mobile Sensing Study

Alex W. daSilva, Jeremy F. Huckins, Weichen Wang, Rui Wang, Andrew T. Campbell, Meghan L. Meyer

Emotion

Research paper

September 9, 2021

Eye contact marks the rise and fall of shared attention in conversation

Sophie Wohltjen, Thalia Wheatley

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

Research paper

February 26, 2021

People accurately predict the transition probabilities between actions

Mark A. Thornton, Diana I. Tamir

Science Advances

Research paper