Surely you have also watched a talk show or a political magazine where politicians from different parties or currents were invited. And you noticed at least two things: First, it is frighteningly easy to predict what opinions and arguments the respective politicians will bring forward on a topic. Second, roundtables in the media contribute at best to the collection of available opinions, but never to any kind of rapprochement or consensus. Bestselling author Bernhard Hommel explains why this is the case in his new book and shows how we can understand each other better again.