Tali Sharot, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London and bestselling author of the The Optimism Bias and The Influential Mind, joins us for this special episode of Changed My Mind to share her research on how beliefs are formed in the brain, what works to change others’ minds, and what does not.
Changed My Mind is produced by openDemocracy in conjunction with The Depolarization Project as part of our commitment to educate citizens, challenge power and encourage democratic debate. Hosted by Ali Goldsworthy, Laura Osborne and Alex Chesterfield.
You can also listen to Changed My Mind on
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
RadioPublic
Stitcher
TuneIn
or wherever you normally get your podcasts.
Alternatively you can subscribe directly to the RSS feed.
How is the British police crackdown bill a threat to democracy?
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill creates new stop-and-search powers, allows the police to put more conditions on protests, and threatens Gypsy and Traveller rights to roam.
It's been met with mass protests from Bristol to Belfast. Is this bill a threat to our human rights – and is there any stopping it now?
Join us for this free live discussion at 5pm UK time, Thursday 15 April
Hear from:
Moya Lothian-Mclean Politics editor at gal-dem
Luke Smith Founder of GRT [Gypsy, Roma and Traveller] Socialists
Zarah Sultana Labour MP
Chair: Nandini Archer Global commissioning editor, openDemocracy
Comments
We encourage anyone to comment, please consult the oD commenting guidelines if you have any questions.