Dr. Laurie Santos
Dr. Laurie Santos is Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale University. Professor and podcast host Dr. Laurie Santos is an expert on human cognition and the…
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There is nothing hotter than Puckerbutt Farm’s Carolina Reaper Hot Sauce… and author Leigh Cowart gargles it for FUN!!! Why do we sometimes get a happiness high from painful and scary things? And what if we want to experience the fun of discomfort and danger… but without the risk of coming to real harm?
With the help of Leigh, psychology professor Paul Bloom and the Yale philosopher Tamar Gendler, Dr. Laurie Santos finds out how we can fool ourselves into reaping all the benefits of danger without actually being in peril.
For further reading:
- Leigh Cowart – Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose.
- Paul Bloom – The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning.
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