Description
Why do we get so outraged over certain issues and what makes understanding each other feel so out of reach? Join us for a timely and thought-provoking virtual workshop with Dr. Kurt Gray, acclaimed psychologist and author of Outraged: Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground.
In this engaging session, Dr. Gray will explore the psychology behind moral disagreements and political polarization. Drawing on cutting-edge research and the insights from his book, he’ll unpack why our moral minds are wired for conflict—and how we can use that same wiring to foster empathy, understanding, and honest dialogue across difference.
Whether you’re a leader, educator, artist, or simply someone seeking to foster productive conversations, this workshop will offer practical tools for engaging others with compassion and clarity and strategies for bridging divides in your community, workplace, or personal relationships.
Presenter Bio – Kurt Gray
Kurt Gray is a social psychologist and the Weary Foundation Chair in the Social Psychology of Polarization and Misinformation at The Ohio State University. He directs the Deepest Beliefs Lab and the Center for the Science of Moral Understanding, where he studies morality, politics, religion, and AI—and how our deepest convictions can divide or connect us. He’s the author of Outraged: Why We Fight about Morality and Politics and co-author of The Mind Club. His work has been featured in the New York Times, The Economist, and Hidden Brain. He was nearly a geophysicist, until a night stranded in the Canadian wilderness changed his mind. (That story is in Outraged.)
