"Research shows that the core molecules associated with happiness are the same in all human brains, regardless of political identity. The sign continued: Political disagreements are natural, but hostile discourse often increases our brains' cortisol levels (stress) and suppresses our happiness. Positive conversations do the opposite, they lower cortisol and boost our feelgood neurotransmitters like dopamine and cannabinoids. In short, more cannabinoids and less cortisol equals more happiness for all."
"The project is the work of Matter Neuroscience, a Boulder, Colorado-based biotech company and is fashioned out of old payphones bought off Facebook. One phone sits outside Black Serum Tattoo parlor in San Francisco's Mission District and the other is in downtown Abilene by the bookstore Seven and One Books. Each phone is marked with a sign explaining that callers will be connected to someone from the opposite end of the political spectrum."
Matter Neuroscience repurposed two old payphones to connect strangers across party lines, placing one in San Francisco's Mission District and the other in downtown Abilene. Each phone is labeled to indicate callers will be connected to someone from the opposite political spectrum, with the stated goal of fostering meaningful conversation and common humanity. Research cited notes that core happiness-related molecules are consistent across political identities, that hostile discourse raises cortisol and suppresses happiness, and that positive conversations lower cortisol while increasing neurotransmitters associated with well-being like dopamine and cannabinoids.
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