48 The Dopamine of Justice
In this episode, the Edifice of Trust host, Victor Bolles, asks Is crime due to evil? Or is it the result of stunted neural development, an enlarged amygdala or excessive glucocorticoids in criminals, as Neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky believes?And if crime is just neural reactions and organic chemistry, what is justice and what is the role of punishment? Ultimately, how does neurobiology impact the Rule of Law?