
Barbara Mellers
Barbara Mellers is a cognitive psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, recognized for her contributions to decision-making research and conflict resolution in scientific discourse. She has played a pivotal role in facilitating adversarial collaborations, including mediating discussions between researchers with differing viewpoints. Mellers advocates for a nuanced understanding of disagreements, promoting the idea that engaging with opposing perspectives can lead to deeper insights and advancements in knowledge.
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Barbara Mellers conducted research showing that the best experts could predict events reliably up to 300 days in advance.
Jutarnji list - Stižu superprognostičariJutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·
Croatia· 2026-09-21
Dr. Mellers mediated the collaboration between Dr. Killingsworth and Dr. Kahneman.
In the perpetual quest for the secret to happiness, scientists butted heads until they found an answerThe Globe and Mail·
Canada· 2025-10-09







