The laws of division: physicists probe into the polarization of political opinions

Image caption: Divided society Can physics help us to understand why society is increasingly politically polarized? Image courtesy: iStock / Mariya Bondarenko. Article by Anna Demming. Physics World – November 21, 2023.

Across the world, varying factions of society seem to be angrier and more divided than ever. But as Anna Demming explains, physicists are doing their best to shed light on what has gone wrong

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