The Quest to Conquer Pain

This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg - A podcast by Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery - Fridays

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Throughout history, humans have experienced pain as punishment from the gods, a metaphysical struggle, or a simple biological process. Journalist Melanie Thernstrom, author of The Pain Chronicles, talks about the different ways humans have tried to conquer pain over the centuries.