Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics Audiobook (Free)

Can a soccer game affect the results of an election? What about shark episodes? Or a drought? Within a logical world the solution, of course, would be no. But mainly because bestselling historian Rick Shenkman shows in Political Animals, our world is usually anything but rational. This is not because we aren’t clever. Instead, contemporary cues are leaving ancient, instinctive responses that proved helpful to maintain us secure in the Rock Age but business lead us astray today.

Pop culture tells all of us we are able to trust our instincts. But science is demonstrating that when it involves politics, our Rock Age group brains can breakdown and misfire. Thankfully, we can figure out how to override our instincts and make sure that they function in our favor. Drawing on research, politics, and history, Shenkman explores the concealed reasons for our political options and uncovers the unseen makes that are truly responsible for victory or defeat on the ballot box.