why are the most socially attuned people on earth completely dehumanised when they think about policy?

March 17, 2011

People learn from people they love…why are the most socially attuned people on earth completely dehumanised when they think about policy?

Tapping into the findings of his latest book, NYTimes columnist David Brooks unpacks new insights into human nature from the cognitive sciences — insights with massive implications for economics and politics as well as our own self-knowledge. In a talk full of humor, he shows how you can’t hope to understand humans as separate individuals making choices based on their conscious awareness.

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