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Slack.com slash DHQ. Well, what's so wonderful about this, John, is that you and I

are talking right now about politics. It's the very finale of almost 45 years of

Stray and the Study of the Brain. And I really did start by studying love.

The voice of Helen Fisher bringing insight to a topic that we in Intelligent Squared

spent a lot of time thinking about and puzzling over, which is why disagreement is making

us into enemies with each other. And can we learn to disagree but still get along? Hi,

everybody. I'm John Donovan. And this is not a debate program, but actually a conversation

about the state of our discourse, especially across the dividing lines of politics and

policy and culture. And we're good with dividing lines at Intelligent Squared. It's what debate

is about. And we think that's a valuable exercise when it's done in good faith. But what about

all of the bad faith arguing that's going on out there where each side is only misrepresenting

and putting down and demonizing the other side? Where is this coming from? Well, when

it comes to politics, Helen Fisher thinks that at least some of what divides us is baked

into our biology, that how we see the world and how we vote depends very much on our brain

chemistry. And that comes along with our DNA. Basically, we are born with our politics.

Well, let's see what she's getting at. Helen Fisher, welcome to Intelligent Squared.

Thank you, John. I'm delighted to be with you. So Helen, there has been a lot of talk

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