Are we Hardwired to Disagree?
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Our ideologies give us frameworks through which we view the world, but how much do we really know about what shapes our beliefs?
Our ideologies give us frameworks through which we view the world, but how much do we really know about what shapes our beliefs? Join our expert panel for a discussion about why we think the things we do, and what we lose by not engaging with people who have vastly different beliefs to ours. With Dr Leor Zmigrod (The Ideological Brain),Dr Marius Ostrowski (How We Think), and Professor Paul Dolan (Beliefism). Chaired by author and neuropsychology professorCatherine Loveday.A cash bar will be available at this venue.Books Available
Signed copies of Beliefism byPaul Dolan
Signed copies of How We Think byMarius Ostrowski
Signed copies of The Ideological Brain byLeor ZmigrodThe Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words 2026 is headline sponsored by Landsec & MYOAccessibility:
This venue is fully wheelchair accessible.
This venue is equipped with a hearing induction loop system.
Please let us know if you have any other accessibility or dietary concerns.About Fleet Street Quarter:
Fleet Street Quarter is a Business Improvement District championing one of Londons most iconic areas. Spanning Fleet Street and its surrounding destinations - including Chancery Lane, Holborn, Ludgate Hill and New Street Square - the Quarter is collaboratively being shaped into a vibrant place to live, work and explore. This is an area alive with innovation, vision and a rich cultural history a place where stories have always been born.Find out more:
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