How can the US recover after the negative, partisan presidential election of 2016? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the morals that form the basis of our political choices. In conversation with TED Curator Chris Anderson, he describes the patterns of thinking and historical causes that have led to such sharp divisions in America — and provides a vision for how the country might move forward.
https://embed.ted.com/talks/lang/en/jonathan_haidt_can_a_divided_america_heal
Jonathan Haidt
Social psychologist
Jonathan Haidt studies how — and why — we evolved to be moral and political creatures. Full bio