Facts don't change minds, friendships do

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Sarah has a background in feminist, mutual aid, and other local organising as well as teaching in prisons. She holds a PhD from the University of Oxford and a Master’s degree from the University of Cambridge. Her thinking often reaches the public through the Sense and Solidarity Initiative and the Future Narratives Lab.

She was previously the Head of Content at The School of Life and wrote obituaries. She regularly appears on public radio and a variety of podcasts.

Her first book is, Don’t Talk About Politics: Changing 21st Century Minds is out now with Bloomsbury.

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/0:00:00 Sarah PhD & academic background

0:03:30 Identity and politic views

0:04:00 why facts don’t change minds

0:08:30 friendships change minds

0:09:40 experiences change minds

0:11:00 the problem of social isolation

0:15:20 enemies of social infrastructure

0:17:00 towards a healthy democracy

0:18:00 the contradiction of liberalism = individuality

0:22:00 shared activity reduces prejudice

0:25:44 technology & women’s rights

0:31:00 developing new language for new rights

0:32:00 how we rationalise being forced

0:39:00 predictive processing & politics

0:44:00 Isolation restrict our ability to think

0:47:00 the internet increases isolation

0:49:00 shared goals is fundamental to shared reasoning

0:53:00 democracy must involve thinking in action

0:55:00 dangers of social isolation

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