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Engaged in collaborative research? Try a touch of intellectual humility

Being open to the limitations of their knowledge can help researchers to foster interdisciplinary and cross-cultural collaborations.
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When Ike de la Peña encountered a lack of energy, even an air of disinterest, on a Zoom meeting, he did the opposite of taking control. He exercised humility.

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Nature 622, 203-205 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03063-w

Travel for this story was supported by the Expanding Awareness of the Science of Intellectual Humility initiative.

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