Outraged: Cancel Culture & Polarization with Kurt Gray and Jenara Nerenberg

On campuses and dinner tables across the country, people are tense, angry, isolated, and divided. Why? Some say it's tech or politics, but what does our underlying psychology tell us about the nature of conflict and why we see people with opposing opinions as a threat or enemy? UNC Chapel Hill's Kurt Gray, director of the Deepest Beliefs Lab and the Center for the Science of Moral Understanding, takes readers back in time to understand how humans evolved to perceive harm and draws us into a new way of seeing one another and each other's belief systems.

Join for this highly-anticipated conversation to celebrate the launch of Gray's new book, in partnership with Heterodox Academy and Greater Good. Gray is joined by journalist Jenara Nerenberg, the author of Divergent Mind and a forthcoming book on the psychology of groupthink. Together, the two writers will explore themes of harm, morality, outrage, polarization, and cancel culture -- and welcome diverging viewpoints from the audience.

There are limited tickets available and early purchase is suggested.

February 13th, 1pm, International House at UC Berkeley

Host or Publisher Jenara Nerenberg & The Neurodiversity Project