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How our brain structure may determine our political beliefs

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Maybe, just maybe, there’s a very good reason the polar opposites on the political spectrum - the left and the right - can’t see eye to eye. Scientists say there is some evidence that says left-wing and right-wing brains are actually wired differently.

And here’s a twist, British actor Colin Firth, perhaps best known for his role as Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, was the reason behind the research. Today, science reporter Angus Dalton, on whether this evidence - in a time of intense political rifts - can give us hope that these differences are not as drastic as feared.

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