What's a Psychopath?
The word \u201cpsychopath" can be thrown around rather flippantly\u2014 but what does it really mean to be a psychopath? Psychopathy expert Dr. Arielle Baskin-Sommers of Yale University joins us to explain this anti-social trait a little more clearly. And answers some caller questions, including one from Nora who calls in to ask, \u201cCan psychopaths have real relationships?\u201d Plus, Arielle gets \u201cdorky\u201d science on us with a deep dive into the role of empathy in psychopathy.\xa0\n\nYou can listen to ad-free new episodes of\xa0Science\xa0Rules! only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to\xa0stitcherpremium.com\xa0and use promo code \u2018SCIENCE.'\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis episode is sponsored by American Dental Association (www.ADA.org/sciencerules), Invitae (www.invitae.com), Quality Logo Products (www.qualitylogo.com code: SCIENCERULES), KiwiCo (www.kiwico.com/SCIENCERULES), and DoorDash (code: SCIENCERULES).