Critical Sophia

Episode 10: The Politics of Fear and Disgust


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We explore how conservatives are more prone to fear and disgust and then we talk about how that could be influencing their political opinions.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amygdala

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/conservative-and-liberal-brains-might-have-some-real-differences/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_and_political_orientation#:~:text=Conservatives%20have%20a%20stronger%20sympathetic,better%20self%2Desteem%20than%20liberals.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092984/

https://www.thescienceofpsychotherapy.com/conservative-brains-vs-liberal-brains/

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/03/the-yuck-factor/580465/

https://theconversation.com/conservatives-value-personal-stories-more-than-liberals-do-when-evaluating-scientific-evidence-149132

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-37230916

https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-presidents-us-economy-recession-democrat-presidents-save-it-2021-1?r=US&IR=T

https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2016/is-media-bias-really-rampant-ask-the-man-who-studies-it-for-a-living/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7112764/

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/anti-lgbtq-hate-groups-rise-u-s-report-warns-n1171956



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