'This is Your Brain on Politics' Panel Discussion

Explore key insights from the Beyond Belief 3 discussion featuring Tony Haymet and Naomi Oreskes. Don't miss Jonathan Haidt's intriguing comments!

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Following our first talk at Beyond Belief 3, we participated in this discussion with Tony Haymet, director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Naomi Oreskes was also in our session, but unable to stay for the panel. Watch for interesting comments from Jonathan Haidt, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Sam Harris, Leon Lederman, and more:

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