Not So Sweet Revenge

People often invoke our impulses by referencing the lizard part of our brains. What is this vistigial reptillian cortex that weilds so much power over our most base instincts? We'll unpack what this term is supposed to mean. Further, we explore the evolutionary, psychological, and scientific history of this idea and the "evidence" for it. Join us for a romping good take down.RecommendationsAbraham: Orbital SandersShane: Fables comics series (https://www.goodreads.com/series/54296-fables)Holidays:Don’t Step on a Bee DayInternational Nikola Tesla DayNational Kitten DayNational Pina Colada DayPick Blueberries DayTeddy Bears’ Picnic DayU.S. Energy Independence DayAir Conditioning Appreciation DaysBe Nice to New Jersey WeekCreative Maladjustment DayDog Days of SummerFreedom WeekNational Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee WeekNational Farriers WeekNude Recreation WeekendOperation Safe Driver WeekLinks: Schumann & Ross (2010). The benfits, cost, and paradox of revenge. Social and Psychology Personality Compass. https://www.pittcorelab.com/uploads/1/1/5/5/115561629/paradox_of_revenge_10.pdfUniacke, S. (2000). Why is revenge wrong? Journal of Value Inquiry, 34. 61-69). https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/jrnlvi34&div=7&id=&page=Jackson, J.C.,  et al. (2019). Revenge: A multi-level view and synthesis. Annual Review of Psychology, 70.https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-103305. https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-103305Stillwell, A. M., et al. (2010). We’re all victims here: Toward a psychology of revenge. Basic and  Applied Social Psychology, 30(3). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01973530802375094https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/the-complicated-psychology-of-revengehttps://tnsr.org/2017/11/blunt-not-heart-enrage-psychology-revenge-deterrence/Price, M. (2009, June 1). Revenge and the people who seek it. Monitor on Psychology, 40(6). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/06/revengehttps://www.psychologs.com/the-psychology-behind-revenge/https://www.scienceofpeople.com/the-psychology-of-revenge/Become a supporter of this podcast: