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Why do good people do bad things?

Eureka!

Feb 1 2023 • 46 mins

We’ve all done something bad at some point in our lives, but why? This week, we explore how we can quantify a ‘bad’ thing, what’s going on in our brains when we do something wrong and why sometimes it feels really good to do something we know is a little bit naughty. We also look at how group mentality affects our behaviour and Rick shares a truly awful story about a friend known only as ‘Evil Damien’...


Special thanks to today’s expert, Dr Jack Lewis.


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