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Why We Hate Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2019 - 2019
Episode 1
Origins
Sun, Oct 13, 201941 mins
Why do we hate? Humans are capable of love and cooperation --so why do we treat each other with cruelty and violence? Evolutionary anthropologist Brian Hare searches for the origins of hate in our distant past, and in our contemporary environment.
Episode 2
Tribalism
43 mins
Why do we divide the world into 'us' and 'them'? Cognitive scientist Laurie Santos examines tribalism, asking why love for our group can make us hate other groups --in politics, sports, even warfare --and how tribal thinking shapes our perceptions.
Episode 3
Tools & Tactics
44 mins
If we all have the capacity to hate, what does it take to awaken our worst tendencies? Journalist and author Jelani Cobb investigates how "hate tools" like propaganda, dehumanization, the internet, symbols, and more can incite, amplify and spread hatred.
Episode 4
Extremism
43 mins
An investigation into hate, produced by Steven Spielberg and Alex Gibney. Extremism expert Sasha Havlicek explores ideological factors that fuel hate and violence.
Episode 5
Crimes Against Humanity
Fri, Nov 1, 201948 mins
International criminal lawyer Patricia Viseur Sellers investigates the role of perpetrators, from leaders to followers, as well as those who resist the power of hate.
Episode 6
Hope
Fri, Nov 1, 201948 mins
Neuroscientist Emile Bruneau explores how we can use our capacity for critical thinking, our brain plasticity, and strategies like education and cooperation to help combat hate.
