Do you understand public opinion as well as you think you do?

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/RSAMatthew">Matthew Taylor</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/mrianleslie">Ian Leslie</a> dissect new (and sometimes controversial) research on the divide between 'anarchists' and 'centrists'; the voters who live for drama; and the real reasons people share misleading news stories online.</p><p>Plus, the similarities and differences between US and UK public opinion, as Matthew meets two of the top researchers from either side of the pond: director of the Pew Research Center, <a href="https://twitter.com/michaeldimock?lang=en">Michael Dimock</a>; and director of the Policy Institute at King's College London, <a href="https://twitter.com/bobbyduffykings?lang=en">Bobby Duffy</a>.</p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.smf.co.uk/publications/anarchy-uk-everywhere-else-ideological-roots-populism/">Anarchy in the UK (and Everywhere Else): The Ideological Roots of Populism</a></li><li><a href="https://psyarxiv.com/6m4ts/">A “Need for Chaos” and the Sharing of Hostile Political Rumors in Advanced Democracies</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/matthew-taylor-blog/2019/09/chaos">Matthew Taylor: Populism is growing because more people than you think want chaos</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2019/09/british-voters-are-divided-anarchists-and-centrists-anarchists-are-calling-shots">Ian Leslie: British voters are divided into anarchists and centrists – but the anarchists are calling the shots</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/5gRAsmejG4o?t=316">YouTube: King's College London event: The state of trust, facts and democracy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2heHoSVTi5c">YouTube: The RSA: Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything with Bobby Duffy</a></li><li><a href="https://polarised.simplecast.com/episodes/identity-with-francis-fukuyama">Polarised: Identity, with Francis Fukuyama</a> (episode 11, December 2018)</li><li><a href="https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-artic