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The Science of Revenge with James Kimmel Jr.
Season 16 · Episode 39

The Science of Revenge with James Kimmel Jr.

Are we addicted… to revenge? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly break down the neuroscience behind revenge-seeking, what motivates violence, and how science can help stop it with James Kimmel Jr., lawyer, psychiatry lecturer at Yale School of Medicine, and author of “The Science of Revenge.”

StarTalk Radio · Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, Gary O'Reilly, James Kimmel Jr.

June 27, 20251h 3m

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Show Notes

Are we addicted… to revenge? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly break down the neuroscience behind revenge-seeking, what motivates violence, and how science can help stop it with James Kimmel Jr., lawyer, psychiatry lecturer at Yale School of Medicine, and author of “The Science of Revenge.” 

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