Alexander Stewart, assistant professor of mathematical biology, University of Houston (IMAGE)

University of Houston

Alexander Stewart, assistant professor of mathematical biology, University of Houston

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Polarization - which divides the population into belligerent groups with rigidly opposed beliefs and identities - has a steely grip on the United States, and University of Houston researcher Alexander Stewart reports that economic inequality is to blame.

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