Dannagal G. Young
Communications Professor | Political Polarization and Media Literacy
Most recently at TED in 2020.
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Dannagal G. Young is an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Delaware, where she researches the intersection of media, politics, and psychology.
Her work has been published in leading academic journals and featured in outlets like The New York Times and NPR's Hidden Brain podcast. Young's insightful talks break down how media environments shape political attitudes and behavior, empowering audiences to think more critically about the information they consume.
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The psychological traits that shape your political beliefs
Social psychologist Dannagal G. Young breaks down the link between our psychology and politics, showing how personality types largely fall into people who prioritize openness and flexibility (liberals) and those who prefer order and certainty (conservatives). Hear why both sets of traits are crucial to any society -- and how our differences are being dangerously exploited to divide us. What if things weren't that way?
1 talk, all in 2020
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