Lewis talks with Dr Emma Byrne, neuroscientist and author of “Swearing is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language,”

In this episode Emma explores the close connection between bad language and our emotions. She sheds a light on the latest in neuroscience, the origins of swearing, and should whether we swear in front of children. Emma holds a PhD in AI from UCL and has spent the last decade building robots, neural networks, simulations of biological systems, and genetic algorithms.

Show notes:

Website: https://emmabyrne.net/

Twitter: @sciwriby

Case studies/articles:

Swearing is good for you, and chimps do it, too: https://on.natgeo.com/2MP2hxT

The science of why swearing reduces pain:

http://bit.ly/362lUdc

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