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Psychological data reveals deep cultural differences between people in northern and southern China. Evidence from a unique natural experiment in the 1950s, when the government randomly assigned people to farm rice or wheat on collective farms, suggests these two crops are behind China's north-south cultural divide.
Thomas Talhelm is Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science of the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He lived in China for five years as a Princeton in Asia fellow, a freelance journalist in Beijing, and a Fulbright scholar and an NSF Research Fellow. While in Beijing, Thomas founded Smart Air, a social enterprise that ships low-cost air purifiers. He earned his Ph.D in Social Psychology from the University of Virginia and a B.A. in Psychology and Spanish from the University of Michigan.
This talk is co-organized by China Crossroads.
Speakers
Thomas
Talhelm
Assistant Professor at University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Thomas Talhelm is Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science of the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He lived in China for five years as a Princeton in Asia fellow, a freelance journalist in Beijing, and a Fulbright scholar and an NSF Research Fellow. While in Beijing, Thomas founded Smart Air, a social enterprise that ships low-cost air purifiers. He earned his Ph.D in Social Psychology from the University of Virginia and a B.A. in Psychology and Spanish from the University of Michigan.
