
This episode of "6 Minute English" features co-hosts Neil and Beth discussing societal division and the challenges of communicating with people holding different opinions, particularly in the age of social media algorithms. They explore how to foster acceptance and openness, referencing Professor Paul Dolan's advice on calming emotions to facilitate better discussions. The hosts also touch upon a dating experiment that revealed a discrepancy between people's stated desire for open-minded partners and their own willingness to be open-minded. Paul Dolan suggests that getting offline and interacting with diverse individuals is a "silver bullet" to increase tolerance. The episode concludes with a vocabulary recap and the answer to a poll question about the percentage of the British population believing society is divided.
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