Tag: oxytocin
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The Brain’s Bonding Chemical: Oxytocin
What makes you feel connected to another person, a team, or even a pet? It’s oxytocin. In this HumanTech podcast episode we talk about the amazing brain chemical that makes you feel loving towards whatever you are with when it gets released. HumanTech is a podcast at the intersection of humans, brain science, and technology. Your…
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The Brain Science of Empathy — Guest Paul Zak
We were thrilled to have Paul Zak on this HumanTech podcast episode, and the conversation ranges from research on human attachments, sex with robots, and virtual reality. You may want to check out Paul’s book, The Moral Molecule: HumanTech is a podcast that explores the intersection of humans, brain science, and technology. Your hosts Guthrie…
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Your Brain On Stories
One day, many years ago, when I was early in my career, I found myself in front of a classroom full of people who didn’t want to be there. Their boss had told them they had to attend the class I was giving. I knew that many, even most, of them thought the class was…
