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How does Facebook increase political polarization and animosity?, with Jaime Settle

How does Facebook increase political polarization and animosity?, with Jaime Settle

FromPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast


How does Facebook increase political polarization and animosity?, with Jaime Settle

FromPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Oct 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A talk with Dr. Jaime Settle, a political scientist who has studied how social media may be increasing political animosity and division. She is the author of Frenemies: How Social Media Polarizes America, which describes her research showing how Facebook seems to increase people's animosity towards members of the opposite political party. Topics: political polarization, psychological effects social media has on us, internet communication in general. 
Released:
Oct 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A podcast about understanding other people and understanding ourselves. The website is at behavior-podcast.com. Hosted by Zachary Elwood, author of some well known books on poker tells/behavior. Includes talks with people from a wide range of fields about how they interpret and use human behavior in their work. Occasionally focuses on political polarization and the psychology that drives it.