The Psychology of...

We are living in a politically polarized world. It's not the first time and it's probably not even as bad as it has been in the past but with internet and an information overload that is unique to human history, there is now a positive feedback loop of bias confirming "facts" on each side of the political spectrum driving people further and further from the chances of finding common ground. I recently hosted an event where three individuals vying for the leadership of a provincial party answered questions from the audience. I was terrified that nobody would ask any questions and my event would have looked elementary (I did host it in an elementary school though so perhaps there was no escaping that perception). In order to ensure that there were ample questions I made a mad dash, asking any question that came to my mind. It wasn't until I returned home that night that I realized I missed a huge opportunity to ask questions that I believed were of extreme importa...