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Disagreement's Toll: How To Connect, Not Convince

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Original Title: How To Disagree Better

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Research & Studies

  • Polling data from SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University - This data shows that almost half of the U.S. electorate believes members of the opposing party are evil, highlighting the current political division.
  • 2022 Pew Study - This study indicated that a growing number of Americans perceive members of the other political party as dishonest, immoral, and close-minded.
  • Study from 2021 on Brain Activity During Disagreement (Lead researcher: Joy Hirsch, Yale School of Medicine) - This study monitored the brains of multiple people simultaneously during conversations, observing visual system and social area activity during agreement, and increased emotional and cognitive resource engagement during disagreement.

People Mentioned

  • Genie Safer (Psychoanalyst) - She is a liberal psychoanalyst married to a conservative, and her long-term relationship with differing political views was used as an example of managing disagreement.
  • Richard Brookheiser (Conservative Republican, works for the National Review) - He is a conservative Republican married to a liberal, and his long-term relationship was used as an example of managing disagreement despite political differences.
  • Rudy Mendoza-Denton (Professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley) - He co-teaches a class on bridging differences and provided insights into the physiological and psychological responses during disagreement.
  • Oriol FeldmanHall (Researcher and Social Neuroscientist at Brown University) - She discussed how the amygdala responds when interacting with someone perceived as untrustworthy or from another group.
  • Joy Hirsch (Neuroscience Professor at Yale School of Medicine) - She was the lead researcher on a 2021 study examining brain activity during agreement and disagreement.
  • Allison Briscoe-Smith (Clinical Psychologist) - She co-teaches a class on bridging differences and offered advice on approaching difficult conversations, especially regarding personal safety and intention.
  • Juliana Toff (Director of the Bridging Differences Program at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center) - She discussed how learning personal details about others can lead to more warmth and changed perceptions.
  • Kenneth Barrish - He wrote a book about bridging political divides.

Organizations & Institutions

  • SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University - This institute conducted polling data on political division in the US.
  • Pew - This organization conducted a study on how Americans view opposing political parties.
  • National Review - Richard Brookheiser works for this publication.
  • UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center - This center offers a class on bridging differences, co-taught by Rudy Mendoza-Denton and Allison Briscoe-Smith, and has a Bridging Differences Program directed by Juliana Toff.
  • Brown University - Oriol FeldmanHall is a researcher and social neuroscientist there.
  • Yale School of Medicine - Joy Hirsch is a neuroscience professor there.

Books

  • "Bridging Our Political Divide" by Kenneth Barrish - This upcoming book is relevant to the topic of managing political disagreements.

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