See also Dr. Barrett’s blog.
2017-08-03
Emotional Intelligence Needs a Rewrite
Nautilus
Think you can read people’s emotions? Think again.
2017-07-14
When is Speech Violence?
New York Times
Debating ideas, even offensive ones, is the lifeblood of democracy. Debate opens minds. So, choose to invite speakers who encourage debate, not those who just spread hate. In large quantities, hateful speech can harm the body and even shorten life.
2017-06-08
Poverty on the Brain
Thrive Global
An infant brain is not a miniature adult brain. It's a brain that's awaiting a wiring plan. (Reprinted from Dr. Barrett's blog.)
2017-05-10
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Emotions
Female First
Advances in psychology and neuroscience have produced some surprising discoveries about what, how and why we feel.
2017-04-30
How ‘superagers’ stay sharp in their later years
The Observer, The Guardian
A new study shows how strenuous mental and physical exercise keeps your brain firing on all cylinders.
2017-04-13
Three Myths About the Brain (That Deserve to Die)
NBC News
Hundreds of news stories each month propagate these mistakes about the brain.
2017-04-08
Can jurors really detect remorse?
Toronto Star
If a criminal experiences remorse for his actions, how can we know? An excerpt from "How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain."
2017-04-06
Smile if you think robots can read our emotions
Financial Times (subscription required)
Tech companies are trying to build emotion-reading devices based on dubious scientific results.
2017-03-26
Why our emotions are cultural – not built in at birth
The Guardian
A excerpt from the introduction to Dr. Barrett's book, "How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain."
2017-03-11
The Law’s Emotion Problem
New York Times
Judges and juries can't accurately detect remorse.