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How disgust drives your politics | Cindy Kam

How disgust drives your politics | Cindy Kam

How disgust drives your politics | Cindy Kam

TED Talks Daily (SD video) · Cindy Kam

March 26, 202515m 50s

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Would you eat a bug? How about fine-crafted chocolate — shaped like poo? Your answer depends on both your disgust at the prospect and whether you choose to act on that emotion, says political psychologist Cindy Kam. She dives into how the feeling of disgust — whether motivated by real or imagined contamination — can connect or divide us, from everyday decisions to political alliances.

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