#376 - Beau Lotto - The Neuroscience Of Awe, Distraction and Anxiety

Published: Sept. 25, 2021, 5 a.m.

b'Beau Lotto is is a professor of Neuroscience at the University of London and an author.\\nBeau is the founder of the Lab Of Misfits which he describes as "lunatic fringe neuroscience". He\'s created nightclubs in his lab where every action people take is measured, he\'s locked people in dark rooms and waited to see what happens and he\'s got actors to have a fit on the floor to observe how people respond.\\nExpect to learn the neuroscience of why awe makes us feel so connected to the world around us, how donating a lot of money to charity can turn off that girl you\'re trying to impress, why unanswered questions cause so much anxiety, how distraction occurs in our brains and much more...\\nSponsors:\\nGet perfect teeth 70% cheaper than other invisible aligners from DW Aligners at http://dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom\\nGet 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at https://puresportcbd.com/modernwisdom (use code: MW20)\\nExtra Stuff:\\nFollow Beau on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/beaulotto/\\xa0\\nBuy Beau\'s book - https://amzn.to/3zvYISb\\xa0\\nGet my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die \\u2192 https://chriswillx.com/books/\\nTo support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom\\n-\\nGet in touch.\\xa0Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...\\nInstagram:\\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\\nTwitter:\\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\\nYouTube:\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast\\nEmail: https://chriswillx.com/contact/\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'