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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Partisan Brain Study


Michael Krasny hosted a topic on his program, “Forum” (produced by KQED), Thursday, Sept 13, 2007 on a “new psychological study [which] appears to show that liberals tolerate ambiguity and conflict better than conservatives. The program examines the study, which gives new meaning to the terms ‘right brain’ and ‘left-brain.’"

Mr. Krasny’s guests were:
• David M. Amodio, professor of psychology at New York University and author of the study
• Jack Glaser, professor of public policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley
• Jonah Goldberg, editor at large of the National Review Online, columnist at the L.A Times and author of article, "Hard Wired Right"

Interested readers can download an MP3 of this show from the KQED website.

I am a big fan of Krasny’s show and find him to be an exceptionally prepared host who probes issues with a depth that is both refreshing and informative.

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