Recording of MII TED Talk Club on 15th January 2026
19 January 2026
MII Panel discussion of the video:
Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah: How do daily habits lead to political violence? What drives someone to commit politically motivated violence? The unsettling answer lies in daily habits. Behavioral historian Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah shares startling insights into how seemingly mundane choices can breed polarization that lead to extreme, even deadly, actions — and explains how to identify and bypass these behaviors in order to rediscover common ground. |
Our next meeting is on Tuesday 10th February at 13.00 GMT
Our video will be:
| https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_reisel_the_neuroscience_of_restorative_justice Dan Reisel: The neuroscience of restorative justice Dan Reisel studies the biology of change, including our ability to rewire our own brains. And he asks a big question: Instead of warehousing these criminals, shouldn’t we be using what we know about the brain to help them rehabilitate? Put another way: If the brain can grow new neural pathways after an injury … could we help the brain re-grow morality? |
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