Mina Cikara

@profcikara

Prof of Psychology @Harvard. Interested in how group living shapes our minds, brains, and behavior

Cambridge, MA intergroupneurosciencelaboratory.com Joined January 2013

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Mina Cikara @profcikara Apr 20

Newest preprint from the lab! I'm REALLLLLY excited about this work. Thread by the amazing lead author, @ghezae_isaias

Isaias Ghezae @ghezae_isaias Apr 19

🚨New Working Paper!🚨

How do Americans mentally map political coalitions?

We often talk as if U.S. politics is just two sorted camps. But when people think about which groups go with which, the picture is more complicated.

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Mina Cikara @profcikara May 19

Does anyone know of existing non-US surveys where respondents give thermometer ratings of various social groups, parties, special interest groups, and/or institutions (a la the ANES)? Or BES-like questions, eg how much does party X "look after [insert groups]"? WVS? EVS?

Mina Cikara @profcikara Apr 14

*taps microphone* So i haven't been here in a while but this is a big one. Congratulations to all the other fellows! What a privilege to be listed among you... gf.org/stories/announ… #guggfellows2026

www.gf.org Announcing the 2026 Guggenheim Fellows — Guggenheim Fellowships: Supporting Artists, Scholars, &... Since 1925, the Guggenheim Foundation has given Fellowships to exceptional artists, writers, scholars, and scientists, empowering them to pursue meaningful work under the freest possible conditions.

Mina Cikara @profcikara Nov 4, 2024

Oh this is dark

derek guy Verified account @dieworkwear Nov 4, 2024

How to dress for the civil war (aka how to style cool military items). 🧵
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Mina Cikara @profcikara Oct 10, 2024

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