EPoS Winter Summit

9.00 Welcome

9.15 Keynote – Natalie Sebanz
Professor in Cognitive Science at Central European University

The social nature of human minds: Fostering pro-sociality through joint action?

Knowing what people are like may help with designing interventions that facilitate societal transitions towards inclusive and sustainable ways of living together. In this talk, I will review psychological research that has focused on humans’ tendency to cooperate and coordinate. In particular, I will discuss how the motivation to act together, the existence of joint goals, and the experience of commitment shape human social interactions. I will also consider effects of acting in synchrony, experiences of joint agency, and the role of diversity in groups. The talk will show how an interactive and embodied perspective on social interaction can serve to identify processes and dispositions involved in cooperation and coordination. These, in turn, may inform interventions aimed at promoting pro-social and pro-environmental behavior.

10.15 - 10.45h Coffee Break

10.45 – 11.15h Poster Session

11.15 – 12.45h “Quo vadis?” 2 years EPoS – Panel discussion about the next stage

Followed by lunch (optional with registration)