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Anger

News and Opinion
Screaming Into The Void
A terrific Hidden Brain podcast exploring the neuropsychology of anger and why we are drawn to things that make us mad.

Colleague Activities
Does our anger at the "other side" help create the very things we're angry about?
If one wants to defeat extreme views on the other side (or on both sides), the way to achieve that goal is to take a depolarizing, anger-reducing, de-escalating approach.

News and Opinion
Anger overwhelms our thinking brain. Here's how to bring it back online.
A reminder about the many ways in which anger affects our thinking and undermines our ability to protect our interests, along with suggestions for overcoming those problems.

BI Article
Anger
Anger can be constructive, but is more often destructive. This essay examines the interplay between anger and conflict and discusses when and how anger should be managed.

News and Opinion
Higher contagion and weaker ties mean anger spreads faster than joy in social media

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Cooling Off / Anger Management
This section looks at a variety of strategies that can be used by disputants and/or third parties to cool down heated situations and calm anger.

News and Opinion
Anger and radicalization': rising number of Americans say political violence is justified
Yet another poll indicating that the United States is precariously close to crossing the taboo line that normally prevents our hardball politics from crossing the line into outright violence.

News and Opinion
Want to help Trump? Keep up the 'White rural rage' stereotyping.
A timely warning for opponents of former President Trump, continuing to refer to his supporters in demeaning and dismissive ways drives the hyper-polarization spiral and strengthens his candidacy.

News and Opinion
The Roots of Trump's Rage
An overview, with lots of links, of the latest political science thinking on strategies for countering President-Trump's special brand of anger filled politics.

News and Opinion
The anger behind the George Floyd protests, explained in 4 charts