Cavanagh brings you along on her journey through an exquisite collectionof scholarly knowledge and empirical insight to ground both your mindand your gut. From zombies to bees, moral panics to conspiracy theories,Hivemind mixes the dark with the light to help readers find a path through a very destabilizing present' - danah boyd, author of It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens'Thisfascinating book guides us through the nuanced landscape of why wethink and behave the way we do-online and off-and offers a much-neededvision for how we can find our way back from the edge'- Scott Barry Kaufman, Psychologist at Columbia University and co-author of Wired to Create'Hivemindprovides a fascinating tour of research that reveals our social nature,for good and for bad. Cavanagh is a natural teacher whose enthusiasmfor psychology shines through on every page. Whether you're looking tohave healthier technology habits, develop better relationships withothers, or address societal challenges, this book will give you food forthought and wisdom to take action' - Kelly McGonigal, author of The Joy of Movement and The Willpower Instinct+++Hivemind:A collective consciousness in which we share consensus thoughts,emotions, and opinions; a phenomenon whereby a group of people functionas if with a single mind.Our views of the world areshaped by the stories told by our self-selected communities. Whetherseeking out groups that share our tastes, our faith, our heritage, orother interests, since the dawn of time we have taken comfort indefining ourselves through our social groups. But what happens when weonly socialize with our chosen group, to the point that we lose theability to connect to people who don't share our passions? What happenswhen our tribes merely confirm our world view, rather than expand it? Leadinga narrative journey from the site of the Charlottesville riots to theboardrooms of Facebook, considering such diverse topics as zombies,neuroscience, and honeybees, psychologist and emotion regulationspecialist Sarah Rose Cavanagh leaves no stone unturned in her quest tounderstand how social technology is reshaping the way we socialize. It'snot possible to turn back the clocks, and Cavanagh argues that there'sno need to; instead, she presents a fully examined and thoughtful callto cut through our online tribalism, dial back our moral panic aboutscreens and mental health, and shore up our sense of community. With compelling storytelling and shocking research, Hivemind is a must-read for anyone hoping to make sense of the dissonance around us.