LIVE ONLINE! WEDNESDAY, January 22 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club presents Social Psychologist & Author Kurt Gray on "OUTRAGED”

Secret Science Club Online presents Social Psychologist & Author Kurt Gray on polarization, outrage, and the science of finding common ground, FREE!

Join us live via ZOOM on WEDNESDAY, January 22 @ 8PM (Eastern Time USA) "Doors" open at 7:30PM 

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These are polarizing times, and it’s easy to assume that people with different beliefs and political leanings have different moral foundations.

However, in his timely new book—Outraged, Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground—social psychologist Kurt Gray argues that, when it comes to the brain, we all have the same moral minds. Our positions on big issues may be radically opposed, but our moral judgments stem from the same instinct, a desire to protect ourselves and those we care about from harm.

So why can’t we all just get along? Conflict and outrage arise when we have different perceptions about who needs to be protected (i.e. who the “real” victim is), whether we’re talking about political issues, fights with our in-laws, or arguments on the playground.

In this fascinating and insightful tour of our moral minds, Kurt Gray unpacks strategies for bridging social and personal divides, understanding how social media is fueling the era of outrage, and dealing with stress in these polarizing times.

Before & After
-- Mix up our cocktail & mocktail of the evening, the "Group Hug"… (recipe to come!)
--Groove to synapse-stimulating tunes
--Bring your questions for the live Q&A
--Snag a copy of Kurt Gray's critically acclaimed new book, Outraged: Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground

KURT GRAY is a Professor in Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he directs the Deepest Beliefs Lab and the Center for the Science of Moral Understanding. With over 120 published scientific papers, he explores the psychology of morality, politics, religion and AI. Gray is the recipient of numerous early-career and best paper awards, and his findings have been featured in the New Yorker, New York Times, Economist, Scientific American, Wired, and Hidden Brain.

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