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A Supreme Court document related to a high-stakes abortion case was accidentally released online one day ahead of the first debate. What this means for the high court, plus how Joe Biden and Donald Trump are preparing to tackle abortion access and other issues during their debate. Also, former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger publicly endorses Biden, and Maryland Governor Wes Moore talks immigration and the race for the White House. George Conway, Eddie Glaude, Carol Leonnig, Wes Moore, Mark Joseph Stern, Mike Madrid, and Charlie Dent join.
Psychologists usually expect ambivalence to be a driver of political apathy. But a new study appears to show a link between ambivalence in our views and the likelihood that we’ll support extremist actions. Madeleine Finlay speaks to the study’s co-author Richard Petty, professor of psychology at Ohio State University, to find out what pushes people to take extreme actions, how politics could be driving this behaviour and how it could be combated
Ten years ago, misogyny in gaming reached new heights with Gamergate – an online harassment campaign and a right-wing backlash against female journalists and developers in the gaming industry. A decade later, Chanté Joseph talks to the Guardian’s video game editor Keza McDonald and Ash Parrish, a video game reporter for The Verge about what’s changed in the industry and why some believe we’re seeing a resurgence of this online hate campaign
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Psychologists usually expect ambivalence to be a driver of political apathy. But a new study appears to show a link between ambivalence in our views and the likelihood that we’ll support extremist actions. Madeleine Finlay speaks to the study’s co-author Richard Petty, professor of psychology at Ohio State University, to find out what pushes people to take extreme actions, how politics could be driving this behaviour and how it could be combated. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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