Scientists are uncertain what role genetics and culture play in determining if someone has liberal or conservative political views. In a new study, researchers at the University of Virginia have found that liberals and conservatives tend to have different styles of thought. "We found in our study that liberals and conservatives think as if they were from completely different cultures — almost as different as East and West," said Thomas Talhelm, a doctoral candidate in cultural psychology and the leader of the study. "Liberals and conservatives categorize and perceive thing...