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Public matters, grey matter

The brain and decision-making

From: Too Dumb for Democracy?

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Chapter One explores the roots of our bad political decisions; but the author argues that none of those reasons are excuses for us to throw up our arms and say, “Well, what can you do? We are who we are.” This chapter provides a tour of the brain, the emotional brain and the rational brain, the conscious brain and the unconscious brain, and our larger consciousness.

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David Moscrop

David Moscrop is a political theorist with an interest in democratic deliberation and citizenship. Moscrop is a regular writer for Maclean’s, a contributing columnist to the Washington Post, and a regular political commentator on television and radio. He has also authored pieces in numerous other newspapers and magazines including the Globe and Mail and National Post.