5 Posts found for source_day: 14

Since the 1950s, political scientists have theorized that political polarization—increased numbers of “political partisans” who view the world with an ideological bias—is associated with an inability to tolerate uncertainty and a need to hold predictable beliefs about the world.

But little is known about the biological mechanisms through which such biased perceptions arise.

To investigate that question, scientists measured and compared the brain activity of committed partisans … [ Read more ]

Authors: Corrie Pikul-Brown, David J. Halpern, Jeroen van Baar, Oriel FeldmanHall | Source: Futurity (May 14, 2021) | Subjects: Excerpts, Politics & Public Policy, Psychology | Behavior

Emily Ekins has identified five different types of voters that elected Donald Trump as president. Do these groups represent a shift in American politics?

Author: Emily Ekins | Source: Libertarianism.org (July 14, 2017) | Subjects: Excerpts, Politics & Public Policy

Hard as it may be to believe, you can actually win [political] arguments. Here’s how.

1. Forget facts
   Psychologists who study political belief and persuasion think it’s adorable how obsessed argumentative people are with those cute little things called facts. When it comes to winning arguments, truthfulness and details simply don’t matter as much as we think they do.
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   “People think emotionally, and they very often will have

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Author: Jesse Singal | Source: The Cut (May 14, 2014) | Subjects: Articles & Links, Communication, Excerpts, Personal Improvement, Politics & Public Policy

The Obamas are the rare First Family to leave the White House stronger than when they arrived—never victims, even when hatefully victimized. Is it too late for the rest of us to learn how?

Author: Kim McLarin | Source: The Morning News (December 14, 2016) | Subjects: Articles & Links, Excerpts, Life & Society, Politics & Public Policy, Race Relations

Some years ago, public intellectual Noam Chomsky warned that the political climate in the U.S. was ripe for the rise of an authoritarian figure. Now, he shares his thoughts on the aftermath of this election, the moribund state of the U.S. political system and why Trump is a real threat to the world and the planet in general.

Authors: C.J. Polychroniou, Noam Chomsky | Source: EcoWatch (November 14, 2016) | Subjects: Articles & Links, Excerpts, Politics & Public Policy, Trump