Aug 24, 2017
Today on Chasing the mind we look at a recent paper that explores the psychological profile of those who identify as Alt Right. The study found that participants who self-identified as alt right scored higher on questions related to social dominance, Dark Triad traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy), and they reported higher levels of dehumanizing groups perceived as "other." Some suggested lessons that can be drawn from the study are also included.
The study by Patrick Forscher and Nour Kteily can be found here:
Also we share a bit of what happened after we were officially done recording episode 5...we call it the "After Party."