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Second That Emotion

Published: April 9, 2012, 3 a.m.

So you weep at sappy commercials and give drivers the bird. Have no regrets: emotion is what makes us human! Discover the survival value in feeling disgust \u2026 why humans are terrible liars \u2026 and how despair fuels creativity.\nAlso, mis-firing emotions and the emotional consequences of facial paralysis. And why E.T. will need to feel fear and joy to survive.\nGuests:\n\n\nRachel Herz - Psychologist, author of That's Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion\n\n\n\nPaul Ekman - Psychologist, professor emeritis, University of California, San Francisco\n\n\nKathleen Bogart - Psychologist, Tufts University\n\n\nGordy Slack - Science writer\n\n\nJonah Lehrer - Author of Imagine: How Creativity Works\n\n\nDescripci\xf3n en espa\xf1ol\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices