E.J. Masicampo has done tons of research on why we do the things our brains tell us to do.

E.J. is a psychology professor at Wake Forest University.

He's also a really funny comedian!

E.J. explains the trolley problem, how we rationalize morality, the similarities and differences between conservative and liberal mindsets, and he tries to answer Eric's question "What makes us happy?" 

So we of course talk about comedy, writing, and how his studies can leak into it.

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