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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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The Importance of Transparency in Government

People from both parties increasingly dislike each other in the U.S., says David Frum. Social media can amplify the problem partly because it tends to show you the most extreme versions of the other side, he adds. People are more exposed to cross-cutting information on social media than in real life but that doesn't mean they have a distorted view of their own party's policies - Frum. The solutions aren't going to be easy as we know it's not just social media, said Frum.

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