Why Your Brain Loves Feeling Outraged and Punishing People’s Bad Behavior | Molly Crockett

Why Your Brain Loves Feeling Outraged and Punishing People’s Bad Behavior Watch the newest video from Big Think: Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get mad when you read the news these days? It’s more than just what you’re reading. When you perceives unfairness or inequality, says Molly Crockett, the brain receives it more-so as an attack on your identity. It’s a startling realization that helps explain both Brexit and the rise of Donald Trump—because despite all evidence to the contrary (i.e. that Britain would lose billions and perhaps trillions if they left the E.U. without a plan, and in America, that electing a reality star with a proclivity towards grabbing women’s genitals might not be a good thing for anyone at all) much of the western world has voted with their outrage minds rather than with their rational minds. This video is part of a series curated by Tali Sha