Why Inequality and Injustice Makes Us—and Our Brain—So Angry

'Get mad when you read the news these days? It's more than just what you're reading. When you perceives unfairness or inequality, says Molly Crockett, the brain receives it more-so as an attack on your identity. It's a startling realization that helps explain both Brexit and the rise of Donald Trump—because despite all evidence to the contrary (i.e. that Britain would lose billions and perhaps trillions if they left the E.U. without a plan, and in America, that electing a reality star with a proclivity towards grabbing women's genitals might not be a good thing for anyone at all) much of the western world has voted with their outrage minds rather than with their rational minds. This video is part of a series curated by Tali Sharot, author of the new book The Influential Mind: What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others.' -- Big Think