#140 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain

Lisa Feldman Barrett is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and author.
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the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click
the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (07:27)
- Falling in love (25:10) - Love at first sight (39:49) - Romantic
(43:48) - Writing process (54:32) - Evolution of the human brain
(1:08:41) - Nature of evil (1:17:23) - Love is an evolutionary
advantage (1:21:59) - Variation in species (1:27:41) - Does
evolution have a direction? (1:45:19) - Love with an inanimate
object (1:49:37) - Just be yourself is confusing advice (1:59:49) -
Consciousness (2:06:26) - Book recommendations