I'm Alex Evans and I run Larger Us, which works at the places where our states of mind and the state of the world meet by using psychological research to explore ways of bridging political divides and bringing people together.

I'm the author of "The Myth Gap: What Happens When Evidence and Arguments Aren't Enough?" (Penguin, 2017), a book about the power of deep stories to unlock transformational change. There's a summary on BBC Focus here, an Economist review here, and you can buy it here.

I'm a Professor in Practice at Newcastle University's School of Arts and Cultures and a Senior Fellow at New York University's Center on International Cooperation, and have also worked with think tanks including Brookings in the US and Chatham House in the UK.

I've previously worked as a Campaign Director at Avaaz, the 50 million member global citizens' movement; in the UN Secretary-General's office on climate and sustainability, and as Special Adviser to two Secretaries of State (Valerie Amos and then Hilary Benn) at the Department for International Development.

I live with my wife Emma, our two kids and two cats in a little cottage on a hilltop in North Yorkshire.