BSI-News (Volume 11, Issue 2)

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Volume 11 Issue 2 (June 2021)

Announcement

Dr Noah Toh Wei Xing (PhD in Psychology) has been appointed as a Research Fellow at BSI with effect from 2 July 2021. He will assist BSI Director Professor David Chan in the various BSI research-related activities.

Upcoming BSI Seminars
31 August 2021 The Persuasive Impact of Single versus Multiple Narrator Voices in Videos Seminar by Hannah Chang Associate Professor of Marketing, SMU 7 September 2021 Shaping Racial Harmony: Reducing Intergroup Bias in Early Childhood Seminar by Setoh Pei Pei Associate Professor of Psychology, NTU 21 September 2021 Harnessing Paradox Mindset To Promote Working Motherhood Through Career-Motherhood Enrichment Seminar by Huang Teng Jiao Psychology PhD Candidate, SMU 28 September 2021 Cross-Country Differences Between Americans and Singaporeans in Estimation (and Over-Estimation) of Social Mobility Seminar by Tang Bek Wuay Psychology PhD Candidate, SMU 19 October 2021 Have You Heard? Examining the Relationship Between Leader Positive Gossip and Prosocial Behaviour Seminar by Kenneth Tai Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, SMU 2 November 2021 Too Tired for Meaning: Not All Negative Emotions Interfere with Meaningful Experiences Seminar by Keh Jun Sheng Psychology PhD Candidate, SMU

Insights and Applications from Behavioural Sciences
In this section on Insights and Applications from Behavioural Sciences, we feature the following three separate sessions that took place in June 2021: (1) Keynote Address on “COVID-19 Lessons for Leadership and Resilience” delivered by BSI Director Professor David Chan to ambassadors and public service leaders from seven countries at the Temasek Foundation Crisis Governance Programme. YouTube link: COVID-19 Lessons for Leadership and Resilience Facebook post: COVID-19 Lessons for Leadership and Resilience (2) Invited talk on “Technology-Enabled Measurement in Singapore” at the international conference on Technology and Measurement Around the Globe. YouTube link: Technology-Enabled Measurement in Singapore Facebook post: Technology-Enabled Measurement in Singapore (3) Panel discussion on “Engaging Communities, Building Resilience” at the Opening Session of the World Cities Summit. (Note: panel starts from time 36:43 in the video below). YouTube link: Engaging Communities and Building Resilience Facebook post: Engaging Communities and Building Resilience

About BSI
The Behavioural Sciences Institute (BSI) is a multi-disciplinary research institute for creating, disseminating and applying scientific knowledge about human behaviours in various social, organisational and cultural settings. For more information, please refer to our website.


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