As societal polarisation becomes a growing threat, UCL’s Disagreeing Well initiative explores how moving beyond "fight or flight" instincts can help us solve our most pressing challenges You’re laughing with friends, perhaps enjoying a few drinks down the pub, when all of a sudden, one of those friends drops a clanger of a comment that hits you sideways. Maybe it’s political, maybe it’s personal, but whatever it is it’s a gut punch that lands in direct opposition to something you strongly