The Fear Factor by Abigail Marsh - Science Book Club
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The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between
**The Science Book Club meets at Eastbank Regional Library in the Audiovisual Room on the second floor.**
FROM GOODREADS -- "Neuroscientist Abigail Marsh studied the brains of both psychopathic children and extreme altruists and found that the answer lies in humans' ability to recognize others' fear. By studying people who demonstrate heroic behavior and evil behavior, we can learn more about how human morality is coded in the brain. An enlightening read, The Fear Factor is essential for anyone seeking to understand the heights and depths of human nature."
FROM MEDIUM -- "Abigail Marsh’s new book, The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths and Everyone in Between, reads like a thriller: it is entertaining, easy to read, and page after page, throws light on two of the most fundamental traits of human beings: extreme selfishness and extreme altruism. While doing research for my book Altruism, I read over a hundred books and a thousand scientific articles. I wish that Marsh’s book had been available, since it offers a remarkable contribution to the understanding of the inner mechanisms of altruism."
**It is recommended, but not required that you read the book. All may participate in the discussion.**