February 13, 2026 11:45 am Session I — Explanation, Prediction, and Cognitive Limits Paul DiMaggioDuncan Watts Integrating Explanation and Prediction in Computational Social Science
February 13, 2026 2:00 pm Session II — Variation, Experiments, and Policy Implication Brett de BaryEldar Shafir The Problem of Context
February 13, 2026 2:45 pm Session II — Variation, Experiments, and Policy Implication Forrest BriscoeDelia Baldassari Harnessing Variation: Rethinking Experimental Research for Middle-Range Theorizing
February 13, 2026 3:30 pm Session II — Variation, Experiments, and Policy Implication Shaun NicholsHenry FarrellMargaret Levi RCTs and Democratic Experimentalism
February 13, 2026 4:20 pm KeynoteSession III — Foundations: Theory and Confirmation J. Håkan HolmSir Oliver Hart Citizen Investors
February 14, 2026 9:30 am Session V — Conceptual Foundations Brett de BaryShaun Nichols The Social Science of Philosophy: On the Presumed Necessity of Explanation
February 14, 2026 9:30 am Session VI — Predictive Theory and Global Confirmation Gautam AhujaVictor Nee A Theory of Emergence: Knowledge Spillover × Network Rewiring → Innovation
February 14, 2026 10:50 am Session VI — Predictive Theory and Global Confirmation Gautam AhujaPaul Ingram Global Confirmation of the Theory of Emergence
February 14, 2026 11:30 am Session VI — Predictive Theory and Global Confirmation Gautam AhujaSirui Wang A Cross-National Confirmation of the Theory of Emergence
February 14, 2026 1:30 pm Session VII — Organizations and Institutional Change Paul IngramForrest Briscoe Feeling the Vibe? A Theory of Social Movement Resonance in Distributed Workplace Communications
February 14, 2026 2:15 pm Session VIII — Experimental Confirmation Under Real- World Constraints Delia BaldassariJ. Håkan Holm Lab-in-the-Field Experiments: Rationale and Applications in China with CEOs
February 14, 2026 3:20 pm Session VIII — Experimental Confirmation Under Real- World Constraints Margaret LeviErik Wengström Behavioral Surrogates: Measuring and Predicting Long-Run Impacts of Vaccination Incentives
February 14, 2026 4:05 pm Session VIII — Experimental Confirmation Under Real- World Constraints Eldar ShafirKai Quek Dynamics of Reconciliation: Dyadic Experiments in China and the United States
February 14, 2026 4:50 pm Session VIII — Experimental Confirmation Under Real- World Constraints Victor Nee Theory, Prediction, and Confirmation Revisited
