11 July 2019

Why we get mad -- and why it's healthy | Ryan Martin


Published on Jul 11, 2019
Views at time of upload to this blog: 5,960
Anger researcher Ryan Martin draws from a career studying what makes people mad to explain some of the cognitive processes behind anger -- and why a healthy dose of it can actually be useful.
"Your anger exists in you ... because it offered your ancestors, both human and nonhuman, an evolutionary advantage," he says.
"[It's] a powerful and healthy force in your life."
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