Alan Hall

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  [Article] Is the Fog of War Also the Fog of Negative Mood?

  Disinformation is proliferating as countries engage in belligerence-on-the-cheap.
   
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  Global Events Through the Lens of Social Mood

  Matt Lampert and Alan Hall discuss some of the biggest headlines.
   
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  [Article] Losing Nemo: Herding Suppresses Individual Personality in Fish

  Many animals “herd, flock, school and swarm, including fish.
   
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  [Article] “Like Ew! Grody to the Max!” Social Mood Influences the Tenor of Popular Slang

  We wondered if social mood might influence the tenor of popular slang words and phrases that emerge over time.
   
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  What’s Next for the Russian Bear?

  Socionomists Matt Lampert and Alan Hall weigh in.
   
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  A Stunning Reversal in the 500-Year Trend Toward Globalization

  Social mood regulates our perceptions of other people and our willingness to cooperate with them.
   
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  Who Controls Interest Rates? See for Yourself

  When times are good central bankers are heroes. The public lauds them for using interest rates to help the economy.
   
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  Marijuana in California: The World’s 6th Largest Economy

  Alan Hall explains that positive social mood intensifies regulation of drugs such as alcohol and marijuana.
   
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  Is Russia About to Attack… Everyone?

  Alan Hall forecast rising Russian aggression in the relative calm of 2007, long before today’s elevated fear and tension.
   
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  From “We” to “They”: How Deglobalization is Shifting Friends to Enemies

  Alan Hall explains how 16 years of negative social mood is driving globalization’s unpopularity.