?️ Sign up to Camp for exclusive updates:  https://camp.beehiiv.com/Jay Van Bavel is a neuroscientist and psychology professor at NYU! He popped into the tent to discuss how neuroscience affects social networks and how group identities shape our perceptions and actions. If you're sick and tired of politics, this episode is worth the listen. Welcome to camp.  ?️Edited and Produced by  @99OvrAll  S/O to our sponsors Morgan & Morgan, Bespoke, Marek Health & Bluechew!!Thanks to Bespoke Post for sponsoring this video! New subscribers get 15% off of their first monthly shipment! Go to https://bespokepost.com/campgagnon and enter code [CAMPGAGNON] at checkout.MAREK  ? - Get a 10% discount on the Optimization Panel I use myself. To get the exact same panel and medical oversight CLICK https://marekhealth.com/gagnon and use Gagnon for 10% off ---TIME STAMPS---00:00 Intro01:21 Not beefing that hard, we’re signalling more + Canadian system6:05 Two party system flaws + US elections are global7:51 Losing our religion, filling the void + Super identities14:36 How our biases impact decisions25:58 What can we do? We need institutions32:29 Sidestepping discrimination + DEI’s impact46:57 Could we fix our politics? vote locally56:01 Reducing intra-animosity - contact theory1:02:49 Lobby influence, gerrymandering & purity tests1:13:13 How to curtail lobby influence + incentivising drama1:20:03 Freedom from worry, Political commentary from your boss? + Splintering1:37:40 Can’t compromise on everything + not feeling optimistic1:44:22 Making it fairer, mitigate your own biases + resisting groupthink2:01:43 Other way to mitigate + “I statements”2:09:00 We’re bad at reading minds + just ask2:10:48 Type of research Jay is running2:14:21 Unethical hypothetical studies, Bias blindspot + what Mark will implement?