Social psychologist Dannagal G. Young breaks down the link between our psychology and politics, showing how personality types largely fall into people who prioritize openness and flexibility (liberals) and those who prefer order and certainty (conservatives). Hear why both sets of traits are crucial to any society -- and how our differences are being dangerously exploited to divide us. What if things weren't that way?

Dannagal G. Young: The psychological traits that shape your political beliefs

The psychological traits that shape your political beliefs

Media and politics exploit these psychological differences, driving division for profit and power, at democracy's expense.

Embracing both openness and order can lead to innovation and security, challenging us to see 'the other side' as essential.

Exploring how psychological traits shape political beliefs reveals both liberal openness and conservative order are vital.