Bonding, for Better or Worse | Fate & Biology | 2
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06/11/21 • 30 min
Why do we help strangers? And why do we love revenge stories so much? The same thing that connects those questions connects us all - bonding.
There’s an invisible line between groups of people - it can be a thin dotted line between acquaintances, a steel girder between mother and child, or a series of chain links between millions of people in the same country.
In Part 2 of this series on fate and biology, we identify the brain chemical that plays a central role in how we bond, and explore why certain group behaviors are inevitable.
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Credits:
Written and produced by Gabriel Berezin.
Original music and sound design by Kirk Schoenherr and additional music by Grant Zubritsky.
Opening and closing music by Monuments - featuring Grant Zubritsky (bass), Robby Sinclair (drums) and Bryan Murray (saxophone), Gabriel Berezin (guitar).
Editorial assistance by Melissa "Monty" Montan.
Logo design by Justin Montan.
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Further reading:
- Part 1 of Fate and Biology: The Brain’s Molotov Cocktail
- Counting to Twelve (the ultimate funk on Sesame Street)
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor (Mr. Rogers Documentary)
- Philadelphia greases light posts before 2018 Superbowl
- “Are we the baddies?” Aka, an existential crisis for nazis (mentioned by Inner Voice)
- The Science of Kindness (and oxytocin)
- The Neurobiology of friendship
- Nasal spray and oxytocin increased male cooperation
- The above study debunked (in Vox)
- Book: Sapiens (by Yuval Noah Harari)
- Book: The Power of Us (by Jan Van Bavel and Dominic Packer)
- Paying Mentorship Forward (podcast episode for the NeuroLeadership Institute featuring Josh and Kendrick)
- Panel in the Vatican celebrating the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
Why do we help strangers? And why do we love revenge stories so much? The same thing that connects those questions connects us all - bonding.
There’s an invisible line between groups of people - it can be a thin dotted line between acquaintances, a steel girder between mother and child, or a series of chain links between millions of people in the same country.
In Part 2 of this series on fate and biology, we identify the brain chemical that plays a central role in how we bond, and explore why certain group behaviors are inevitable.
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Credits:
Written and produced by Gabriel Berezin.
Original music and sound design by Kirk Schoenherr and additional music by Grant Zubritsky.
Opening and closing music by Monuments - featuring Grant Zubritsky (bass), Robby Sinclair (drums) and Bryan Murray (saxophone), Gabriel Berezin (guitar).
Editorial assistance by Melissa "Monty" Montan.
Logo design by Justin Montan.
Follow Fugues: Substack | X | Instagram | Threads | TikTok
Help us out - rate and comment on iTunes!
Further reading:
- Part 1 of Fate and Biology: The Brain’s Molotov Cocktail
- Counting to Twelve (the ultimate funk on Sesame Street)
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor (Mr. Rogers Documentary)
- Philadelphia greases light posts before 2018 Superbowl
- “Are we the baddies?” Aka, an existential crisis for nazis (mentioned by Inner Voice)
- The Science of Kindness (and oxytocin)
- The Neurobiology of friendship
- Nasal spray and oxytocin increased male cooperation
- The above study debunked (in Vox)
- Book: Sapiens (by Yuval Noah Harari)
- Book: The Power of Us (by Jan Van Bavel and Dominic Packer)
- Paying Mentorship Forward (podcast episode for the NeuroLeadership Institute featuring Josh and Kendrick)
- Panel in the Vatican celebrating the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
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The Brain's Molotov Cocktail | Fate & Biology | 1
You ever get in a fight? I did. Once. Wearing my Red Sox hat at Yankee Stadium. Me (and two Yankees fans) were basically high on an aggressive cocktail of brain chemicals that forced our collective hand. Stupid, pointless violence with strangers that almost cost me an eye.
This episode’s fugue will describe the experience, followed by Inner Voice and I doing a post-fugue analysis. Together we’ll review the ingredients of a lethal cocktail that drove me into a dangerous, seemingly unavoidable situation.
This is Part 1 of a three-part series about fate and biology, sharing the experience of situations that find us “stuck in time,” unable to avoid fate.
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Credits:
Written and produced by Gabriel Berezin.
Original music and sound design by Grant Zubritsky
Opening and closing music by Monuments (featuring Grant Zubritsky (bass), Robby Sinclair (drums) and Bryan Murray (saxophone), Gabriel Berezin (guitar))
Editorial insight by Melissa "Monty" Montan
Logo design by Justin Montan
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References:
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Keeper of the Peace Officer | Fate and Biology | 3
How does increased power impact human minds? It’s almost not someone’s fault if empathy wanes while power accumulates. In fact, it’s basically inevitable.
Joe Smarro, one of the subjects of the HBO documentary, "Crisis Cops: Ernie and Joe," is an exception to the rule. Joe is a police officer and trainer who gives a Master Class in how to sidestep fate when encountering people in crisis. We hear a few fugues from Joe illustrating what it's like to be a cop in these situations. And we give it the post-fugue treatment with inner voice, helping us to understand the cognitive effects of power and how to avoid unnecessary conflict.
Join us for the third and final part of this series on fate and biology.
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Credits:
Written and produced by Gabriel Berezin.
Original music and sound design by Grant Zubritsky. Additional music courtesy of Sami Jano.
Opening and closing music by Monuments (featuring Grant Zubritsky (bass), Robby Sinclair (drums) and Bryan Murray (saxophone), Gabriel Berezin (guitar))
Editorial insight by Melissa "Monty" Montan
Logo design by Justin Montan
Follow Fugues: Substack | X | Instagram | Threads | TikTok
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Relevant Fugues episodes:
- The Brain's Molotov Cocktail | Fate & Biology | 1
- Bonding, for Better or Worse | Fate & Biology | 2
- Why So Irrational
References:
- HBO’s Crisis Cops, Ernie & Joe
- Joe Smarro’s TEDx talk
- Solution Point + (Joe & Jesse’s first responder training organization)
- Follow Joe on Twitter
- Waco Drama Series Preview
- Waco Siege History
- Gary Noesner
- Digby, The De-escalating Dog (that prevented a suicide)
- Jamil Zaki on police empathy and power
- Cognitive effects of power (Adam Galinksy, Deborah H Gruenfeld, and Joe C. Magee)
- Power drains empathy (Adam Galinksy)
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