29 min

The human drive to connect – and divide All In The Mind

    • Life Sciences

It's human nature to form groups — families, friends, online communities. We love to be surrounded by people similar to us.

But that can also make us discriminatory and defensive. And social media makes that instinct worse.

In this episode, we look at how our brains evolved to connect and divide, and what that means for the problems we face in our modern world.

It's human nature to form groups — families, friends, online communities. We love to be surrounded by people similar to us.

But that can also make us discriminatory and defensive. And social media makes that instinct worse.

In this episode, we look at how our brains evolved to connect and divide, and what that means for the problems we face in our modern world.

29 min

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