104 | Changing Your Mind Without Losing Your Values (with Anthony)

About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities of changing political beliefs without losing core values, featuring insights from psychologist Anthony Rispo.

Politics used to feel like opinions. Now it can feel like a full-body threat and if you question the script, you risk getting exiled. We sit down with Anthony Rispo, who studied psychology, neuroscience, and political behavior at Columbia University. An expert in how we measure human cognition, emotion, and behavior. We talk about what happens when you leave a political side, stop fitting neatly into a label, and realize you're politically homeless in a culture that demands total certainty. W...

People in this episode

Hosts: Leah, Christine

Guest: Anthony Rispo

Topics covered

• political behavior
• cognition
• values
• identity
• psychology

Keywords

• politics
• psychology
• neuroscience
• human behavior
• political identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia University

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