Remarkably, even though participants knew they had been randomly assigned, their brains showed the same patterns of ingroup allegiance and outgroup disregard. “Us” versus “them” does not need to be predicated on deep meaning: even arbitrary labels rapidly create bias.

antagonism can emerge from arbitrary divisions

A deeper dive into the data, however, revealed that the participants displayed more brain activity while watching the pain of fans who liked the same team they did. They showed less brain activity when watching fans of a rival team. Their brains simply responded more to their ingroup

minimum amount of information required to trigger an ingroup bia

Although many participants reported that they cared for all people equally, brain imaging revealed a different story: people care about some more than others, and their subconscious selectivity was based on nothing more than a one-word label.

Strikingly, atheists showed the same ingroup bias as religious participants, suggesting the bias is not so much about religion as it is about the degree of affiliation to a group. Labels alone can spur bias.

the more empathic a participant claimed to be, the more she was biased in favor of her ingroup.

, understand our own biases

build a better model of others

Theatre and books let people to step into the shoes of others, and with the printing press these stories spread widely.

learn and resist the tactics of dehumanisationlearn and resist the tactics of dehumanisation

, “blind” your biases

entangle group membership

Women will change the corporation more than we expect.

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.

Our flag represents every American and it should not be hidden away as a result of property agreements.

I've found a woman I can relate to. That's something - and I don't even feel sappy saying it - that, if anyone has that, don't lose it, because it's probably the only thing that you can ever really find any satisfaction from.

I haven't paid for anything since I became famous.

I loved playing the guitar and I knew I was pretty good at it, so that's what I wanted to do with my life.

If we can have record high unemployment, record job loss, and just an absolutely anemic economic recovery because of Obama's policies, and he's not blamed for it, what makes anybody think he's gonna get blamed when an insurance company starts doubling their premiums?

It is important to remember that John Paul II was not an American or a Frenchman.

War is not a thing one wants.

I've been told I have pretty big hands my whole life.

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

Temperance in everything is requisite for happiness.

It would be special, just to know I had the best rookie season a running back has had in this league, especially a record that's been however old it is.

When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.

The irritation level is just a lot higher.

The 12 step chocoholics program Never be more than 12 steps away from chocolate

Positive thinking must be followed by positive doing.

I had written my master's thesis on Ezra Pound on 'The Cantos.' And don't ask me about it. I don't remember anything about it.

The denial of suffering is in fact a better definition of illness than its acceptance.

The art of advertisement, after the American manner, has introduced into all our life such a lavish use of superlatives, that no standard of value whatever is intact.

I talk about any number of things on my Facebook space. Politics. Current events. The writing life. The latest tempests in a teapot centering on fandom. Daily doings from my own life. My cats, for crying out loud. Flights of humorous fantasy. Books, both those I've read and those I've written. Movies. And occasionally, TV shows.

I filmed seven movies in 2011 and I think that was a mistake. I pushed myself too hard and I want to be able to come to work each day and give 100 percent. I guess I found out what my boundaries are.

I write nonfiction in this thriller-esque style. I have all the facts; I research it. I have thousands of pages of court documents... I try to get inside my stories.

I grew up with that completely fictive idea of motherhood, where the mother never strayed from the kitchen. All the women in my books are very afraid that if they do anything with their minds they won't be complete women. I don't think my daughters' generation has that feeling.