Newswise — A video intervention project co-produced by UIC researchers reduced toxic political polarization, according to a megastudy published in the journal Science. UIC assistant professors of psychology Michael Pasek and Rebecca Littman can talk about the video, its effectiveness in decreasing political tension, and what political rivals can learn from one another amid rising levels of partisan animosity and anti-democratic attitudes in the U.S.

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