and so there’s a recent book called predisposed liberals conservatives and
predisposed liberals conservatives and
predisposed liberals conservatives and the biology of political differences
the biology of political differences
the biology of political differences like yeah let’s get some science
like yeah let’s get some science
like yeah let’s get some science roll some science into this conversation
roll some science into this conversation
roll some science into this conversation and it’s a Jeff the political views may
and it’s a Jeff the political views may
and it’s a Jeff the political views may be hardwired into our DNA oh my gosh
be hardwired into our DNA oh my gosh
be hardwired into our DNA oh my gosh and we have the author of that book
and we have the author of that book
and we have the author of that book political scientist John Hibbing
political scientist John Hibbing
political scientist John Hibbing standing by live right now on video
standing by live right now on video
standing by live right now on video calls John are you there I am here hello
calls John are you there I am here hello
calls John are you there I am here hello alien
so don’t you operate a political
so don’t you operate a political physiology lab that’s right your thing
physiology lab that’s right your thing
physiology lab that’s right your thing University Nebraska at Lincoln that’s
University Nebraska at Lincoln that’s
University Nebraska at Lincoln that’s correct excellent so what is a political
correct excellent so what is a political
correct excellent so what is a political physiology lab well political physiology
physiology lab well political physiology
physiology lab well political physiology is an attempt to measure how people
is an attempt to measure how people
is an attempt to measure how people react to stimuli without apps you just
react to stimuli without apps you just
react to stimuli without apps you just get them thinking about stuff and you
get them thinking about stuff and you
get them thinking about stuff and you get to see how the brains differ that’s
get to see how the brains differ that’s
get to see how the brains differ that’s right exactly
right exactly
right exactly and the simple thing to do would be to
and the simple thing to do would be to
and the simple thing to do would be to show them pictures of Barack Obama or
show them pictures of Barack Obama or
show them pictures of Barack Obama or Donald Trump but we actually go the next
Donald Trump but we actually go the next
Donald Trump but we actually go the next step and show them non-political images
step and show them non-political images
step and show them non-political images and see if there are differences across
and see if there are differences across
and see if there are differences across the political spectrum and how they
the political spectrum and how they
the political spectrum and how they respond to those images ooh
respond to those images ooh
respond to those images ooh so what have you found well our kind of
so what have you found well our kind of
so what have you found well our kind of go to measure is electoral journal
go to measure is electoral journal
go to measure is electoral journal activity you know we know that when the
activity you know we know that when the
activity you know we know that when the body is aroused when mildly the sweat
body is aroused when mildly the sweat
body is aroused when mildly the sweat glands open up a little bit so this is
glands open up a little bit so this is
glands open up a little bit so this is easy to measure and we can see if people
easy to measure and we can see if people
easy to measure and we can see if people are tending to respond more strongly to
are tending to respond more strongly to
are tending to respond more strongly to negative images like a picture of a bear
negative images like a picture of a bear
negative images like a picture of a bear or positive images like a picture of a
or positive images like a picture of a
or positive images like a picture of a loved one and we know overall that
loved one and we know overall that
loved one and we know overall that people respond more to negative image we
people respond more to negative image we
people respond more to negative image we want to look at individual differences
want to look at individual differences
want to look at individual differences and see if those differences correlate
and see if those differences correlate
and see if those differences correlate but actually so not everyone has the
but actually so not everyone has the
but actually so not everyone has the same reaction to something that could
same reaction to something that could
same reaction to something that could harm them basically exactly some people
harm them basically exactly some people
harm them basically exactly some people respond a lot more to things that could
respond a lot more to things that could
respond a lot more to things that could harm them under things that they love
harm them under things that they love
harm them under things that they love other people respond about the same so
other people respond about the same so
other people respond about the same so it seems to me if you were to make a
it seems to me if you were to make a
it seems to me if you were to make a political career
political career
political career you could get everyone who has that
you could get everyone who has that
you could get everyone who has that sensitivity to vote for you by feeding
sensitivity to vote for you by feeding
sensitivity to vote for you by feeding that fear just some truth to that and
that fear just some truth to that and
that fear just some truth to that and you know I think where you’re going with
you know I think where you’re going with
you know I think where you’re going with that is that you might see some of that
that is that you might see some of that
that is that you might see some of that happening in the political arena today
happening in the political arena today
happening in the political arena today no I wasn’t no I
no I wasn’t no I
no I wasn’t no I No so who was more sensitive to the
No so who was more sensitive to the
No so who was more sensitive to the threat of violence victims are yeah
threat of violence victims are yeah
threat of violence victims are yeah across the board we do a lot of things
across the board we do a lot of things
across the board we do a lot of things for example we do things with memory we
for example we do things with memory we
for example we do things with memory we showed them a whole bunch of pictures
showed them a whole bunch of pictures
showed them a whole bunch of pictures and some positive some negative then
and some positive some negative then
and some positive some negative then we’ll do a distractor task then we’ll
we’ll do a distractor task then we’ll
we’ll do a distractor task then we’ll show them a whole bunch more picture
show them a whole bunch more picture
show them a whole bunch more picture some that they’ve seen before and some
some that they’ve seen before and some
some that they’ve seen before and some what they happen and we see who can
what they happen and we see who can
what they happen and we see who can remember the liberals and conservatives
remember the liberals and conservatives
remember the liberals and conservatives remember about the same overall but
remember about the same overall but
remember about the same overall but conservatives remember the negative if
conservatives remember the negative if
conservatives remember the negative if it just much but the liberals remember
it just much but the liberals remember
it just much but the liberals remember the positive if it is much better okay
the positive if it is much better okay
the positive if it is much better okay so so did the brains look different when
so so did the brains look different when
so so did the brains look different when using the dim parts lit up yeah we have
using the dim parts lit up yeah we have
using the dim parts lit up yeah we have done some neuroimaging work and it
done some neuroimaging work and it
done some neuroimaging work and it really is pretty easy to predict who is
really is pretty easy to predict who is
really is pretty easy to predict who is a liberal who’s a conservative simply on
a liberal who’s a conservative simply on
a liberal who’s a conservative simply on the basis of looking at the brain
the basis of looking at the brain
the basis of looking at the brain activation pattern so it would have been
activation pattern so it would have been
activation pattern so it would have been fun to have this conversation with you
fun to have this conversation with you
fun to have this conversation with you with an image of your brain like right
with an image of your brain like right
with an image of your brain like right next to you just so we can see what’s
next to you just so we can see what’s
next to you just so we can see what’s lit up or not as you spoke I think
lit up or not as you spoke I think
lit up or not as you spoke I think that’s none of your business
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