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Welcome to Where Is My Mind? A podcast about how we can better look after our heads and our hearts in the head-melty chaos of the modern world.
Is the human brain wired for hate? Is social media to blame for the rise in hateful abuse? In this episode Niall is joined by Professor Matt Williams, who asks these questions in his book ‘The Science Of Hate: How Prejudice Becomes Hate And What We Can Do To Stop It’
Matt speaks to Niall about the hate crime perpetrated on him that influenced his research. They also discuss the neuroscience of hate, how humanising abhorrent people can help us understand their anger and insidious accelerant of social media.
Metta meditation (loving-kindness) is a powerful meditation practice that will help you create the energy you want to put into the world.
Follow Niall on IG @bressie, TikTok @niallbreslin, FB @whereismymindpodcast and Twitter @nbrez and visit his website: www.niallbreslin.com.
If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally or feeling hopeless, it’s important to talk to someone about it now. You can contact one of the resources below for free.
In Ireland/U.K.: https://www.samaritans.org/
In the U.S.: https://988lifeline.org/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to Where Is My Mind? A podcast about how we can better look after our heads and our hearts in the head-melty chaos of the modern world.
Is the human brain wired for hate? Is social media to blame for the rise in hateful abuse? In this episode Niall is joined by Professor Matt Williams, who asks these questions in his book ‘The Science Of Hate: How Prejudice Becomes Hate And What We Can Do To Stop It’
Matt speaks to Niall about the hate crime perpetrated on him that influenced his research. They also discuss the neuroscience of hate, how humanising abhorrent people can help us understand their anger and insidious accelerant of social media.
Metta meditation (loving-kindness) is a powerful meditation practice that will help you create the energy you want to put into the world.
Follow Niall on IG @bressie, TikTok @niallbreslin, FB @whereismymindpodcast and Twitter @nbrez and visit his website: www.niallbreslin.com.
If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally or feeling hopeless, it’s important to talk to someone about it now. You can contact one of the resources below for free.
In Ireland/U.K.: https://www.samaritans.org/
In the U.S.: https://988lifeline.org/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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