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Can science explain emotions? – with Dean Burnett
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Did you know that there is no widely agreed upon definition of what emotions actually are? After losing his dad to Covid-19 in the early days of the pandemic lockdown, neuroscientist Dean Burnett found himself wondering what life would be like without emotions. In today’s episode, Dean combines his personal story with expert analysis, humour and powerful insights into the grieving process, to uncover how emotions make us who we are.
Get Dean's book: 'Emotional Ignorance: Lost and Found in the Science of Emotion'
Subscribe to Dean's podcast: 'Why does this thing exist?'
Follow Dean on Twitter: twitter.com/garwboy
This talk was recorded from our theatre at the Royal Institution on 30 January 2023.
Please leave this episode a rating and a review to let us know what you think, and to help more people discover the podcast.
- Get tickets for upcoming talks and livestreams: rigb.org/whats-on
- YouTube: youtube.com/TheRoyalInstitution
- Twitter: twitter.com/Ri_Science
Produced by: Sarah Dick
Music by: Joseph Sandy
84 episodes
Manage episode 362063486 series 1264732
Did you know that there is no widely agreed upon definition of what emotions actually are? After losing his dad to Covid-19 in the early days of the pandemic lockdown, neuroscientist Dean Burnett found himself wondering what life would be like without emotions. In today’s episode, Dean combines his personal story with expert analysis, humour and powerful insights into the grieving process, to uncover how emotions make us who we are.
Get Dean's book: 'Emotional Ignorance: Lost and Found in the Science of Emotion'
Subscribe to Dean's podcast: 'Why does this thing exist?'
Follow Dean on Twitter: twitter.com/garwboy
This talk was recorded from our theatre at the Royal Institution on 30 January 2023.
Please leave this episode a rating and a review to let us know what you think, and to help more people discover the podcast.
- Get tickets for upcoming talks and livestreams: rigb.org/whats-on
- YouTube: youtube.com/TheRoyalInstitution
- Twitter: twitter.com/Ri_Science
Produced by: Sarah Dick
Music by: Joseph Sandy
84 episodes
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