The psychology of tribalism, with Jonathan Haidt

<p>Is tribalism an indelible part of human nature? And if it is, can we overcome it? Matthew Taylor speaks to moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of <em>The Righteous Mind</em> and <em>The Coddling of the American Mind</em>.</p> <p>Plus, Ian and Matthew discuss the recent protests in France, and we ask why the British people have claimed responsibility for 55% of all world history…</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Listen%20to%20Polarised%20from%20%40theRSAorg%3A%20The%20psychology%20of%20tribalism,%20with%20%40JonHaidt%20https%3A//polarised.simplecast.fm/tribalism-with-jonathan-haidt%0A%0APresented%20by%20%40RSAMatthew%20and%20%40mrianleslie.">Share this episode on Twitter</a></p> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <ul> <li>Washington Post: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/01/07/the-top-10-reasons-american-politics-are-worse-than-ever/?utm_term=.a803e6f58be3">The top 10 reasons American politics are so broken</a>, by Jonathan Haidt and Sam Abrams, January 2015</li> <li><a href="https://www.thecoddling.com">The Coddling of the American Mind</a> by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6j5aQhaQR4">YouTube: Why a 21st Century Enlightenment Needs Walls | Jonathan Haidt | RSA Replay</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Twilight-Elite-Prosperous-Periphery-Future/dp/0300233760/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1543946058&amp;sr=1-1&amp;refinements=p_27:Christophe%20Guilluy">Twilight of the Elite: The Prosperous, the Periphery, and the Future of France by Christophe Guilluy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211368118300202">We Made History: Citizens of 35 Countries Overestimate Their Nation's Role in World History</a></li> <li><a href="https://tinyletter.com/ianleslie">Ian's newsletter, The Ruffian - TinyLetter</a></li> </ul> <p>Twitter:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/rsamatthew">Matthew Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/mrianleslie">Ian Leslie</a><