How do daily habits lead to political violence?

Title:
How do daily habits lead to political violence?
Speaker:
Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah
Description:

What drives someone to commit politically motivated violence? The unsettling answer lies in daily habits. Behavioral historian Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah shares startling insights into how seemingly mundane choices can breed polarization that lead to extreme, even deadly, actions -- and explains how to identify and bypass these behaviors in order to rediscover common ground.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
15:13
Format: HTML5
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