Three Ingredients for Murder: Neuroscientist James Fallon on psychopaths and libertarians

[@ravenestrella2310]

Yet even despite all of this, he was married to his high school sweetheart for 50 years, until she sadly passed away from Alzheimer's. Most neurotypical people aren't that lucky. It really does serve as a stunning example of just how important the role of nurturing is in the development of a person.

[@kariann3198]

Most psychopaths aren’t that lucky

[@maryannebrown2385]

Oh, she did die from Alzheimer’s? That was their big fear. Both of her parents died from Alzheimer’s. In fact, that was one of the reason’s they initially did the PET scans of the family. He needed a “normal” control group for a study he was working on (for Alzheimer’s, ironically), but also it was an opportunity to see if her brain showed any signs of the disease. Which it did not at the time. I wonder what all of this means for their children.

[@tatie7604]

I think I remember he said 80% of the outcome of an individual's psychology has to do with nurture.

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

@@tatie7604 It depends on the type of outcome. It’s very easy to create a predictable bad outcome consistently in people but the same cannot be said about a good outcome.

[@anothercomment3451]

BELIEVING a psychopath is their big "win".

[@barbarabell2011]

Dr. Fallon is to be admired for his total honesty about his ancesters and the psychopathy that runs throughout his family tree. Many Ph.D.'s would not dare share this most personal and private information about themselves, let alone, their family. Thank you for posting this video.

[@Umeshukitsune]

Agree! I think I only found 3 people with psychopathy who outed themselves.

[@jdm1066]

He didn't care, which proves his case.

[@anothercomment3451]

"Total Honesty" is your ignorant perception, caused by Ignoring what they "act" like to achieve that "win" from you. I married one ... and I am no longer Ignorant .. I do not Ignore anymore, I Watch, Listen, and Confirm. They weaponize Trust.

[@skyebates246]

Well hes a psychopath he doesn't get nervous or anxiety or anything like that so why would he not he doesn't have any real real feelings towards anybody else.

[@thudson99]

I loved that he talked about individuality. It's so VERY critical.

[@z0uLess]

Haha, the irony of this comment being predictable.

[@ryanthereaper5032]

@@z0uLess this is predictable as well

[@z0uLess]

@@ryanthereaper5032 I think this type of communication is very limited

[@stevejimenez6363]

What’s individuality?

[@terrortorn]

I've seen this guy on another programme talking on the same issue. In an interview with his family he asked "would you believe I have these traits" all his family said yes. His mother and brothers all recognised when he was young the unusual emotional reactions he had in comparison to them. When aged 15 he had openly argued at an Aunts funeral that he had a party to go to instead, not bothered by the commotion he was creating for others in favour for his own needs.

[@DrLuke49]

Try having siblings who are genetically predisposed to being total callous jackholes.

[@birdlover6842]

My grand Aunt cried and told people all about issues with me at a funeral. I said nothing. I thought it odd and off centre.

[@adebrysi]

the whole spectrum of narcissism, psychopathy, sociopathy, etc is fuckin fascinating as hell, man

[@LordOfFlies]

+dudepool :-)

[@adebrysi]

***** I was raised by one

[@LordOfFlies]

***** Sounds more like sociopath behavior. At least in my experience psychopaths are usually extremely intelligent since the stupid ones end up in prison. Sociopaths usually do stuff for the doing of it where as psychopaths do it for the end goal.

[@LordOfFlies]

***** Hmm, hard to say. Psychopaths usually don't have children so that maybe another point pointing him towards sociopathy. Or maybe he is just an average man with a short temper, who knows.

[@adebrysi]

***** My mom was more of a narcissistic abuser and once I figured out & confirmed what the hell was going on, I told her to kick rocks. (obviously it was way harder than I'm making it seem, just skipping some of the gory details) Best decision I ever made, though

[@FatherTime89]

This is one of the most interesting things I've ever seen on reason tv.

[@platoscavealum902]

I agree. For me, the most interesting part was at 7:55 … where he discusses the possibility of a link between psychopathy and libertarianism.

[@James1787Madison]

If you were the golden child you were abused. We just need to expand our definition of abuse. Putting a child on the pedestal is abuse. It does damage to the child in the long run.

[@Ebvardh]

I would say most narcissists don’t understand how badly they were damaged by this type of abuse.

[@vikramadoddamani]

🧐 No, I think it depends on the child. In case, of this neuroscientist James Fallon, the care and attention subdued his psychopathic tendencies, which otherwise would’ve expressed very strongly. Did you see his brain map ? 😳

[@danielmorse6597]

John Wayne Gacy. I met him as a small child. It was late evening at my grandparents produce stand. My Grandma leaned over and told me, "dont let go of Grandma's hand." We are not a huggy feely family but good to each other. We rounded the corner of the building. There he was buying apples. He looked at her, then stared at me. Eyes a beautiful blue Ice cold. I still feel cold when I think of it. She squeezed my hand. I have wondered to this day is he saw us kids and my cousins playing at the farm behind us. Stalking the farm. I remember she took me into the back room and locked the door. There was no woman I knew as her and the other women of our family. She began to close up NOW and he left with some apples. Latter I would remember here at the house. She double checked all the windows and doors. Barn, informed the help to lock up after they got paid, She was outside a few times before bed. She somehow knew. She just knew. In my life I would meet 7 known killers. I suspect others. I am very very careful. You be careful also.

[@Sydebern]

I have met what i think was a psychopath. He just drained the energy out of people, was very intelligent (maybe smart, cunning is a better description) and there was nothing really there in his eyes. I never really could have a true conversation with him. His motives were always calculated and ice cold, like how a robot would reason. One could argue if these psychopaths are really human beings. Since what it really means to be human, completely lacks in them. The scary thing is that they are masters in acting like they are normal, but when you have known them for a while, you will find out.

[@caldwell477]

What makes them human is the neo-cortex which is how we separate man from animal. Emotions are irrelevant.

[@GynoPrince]

Sydebern It was more likely he was just an aspie

[@BlondeManNoName]

Sydebern Guess how many influential people are like that. They are powerful and dangerous.

[@koyunbaba73]

You have met many psychopaths and sociopaths. Depending on your definition and where you live, psychopaths represent as much as 4% of the population. That's 1 in 25. You have probably known dozens of psychopaths.

[@Tyrosine0910]

Psychopaths aren't necessarily violent people. Some are, but honestly, there are plenty of law-abiding psychopaths out there. It's a myth that violence & criminality are cornerstone characteristics of psychopaths.

[@EventHorizon1208]

I have watched twenty utube videos by "experts" talking about narcissists and psychopaths. Only two knew clinically how to differentiate ,by DSM, categorically between the two.Fallon is one of them.

[@dianaverano7878]

Psychopaths are narcissists by default. Psychopaths are narcissists + other characteristics. Like impulsivity + disregard & hate rules.

[@andy_mac]

Great video, excellent research, and has that ring of truth.

[@koyunbaba73]

I love the study of neuro-cognition. As a musician, historian, and educator it fascinates me. But I have one problem with this area of study philosophically. It is entirely deterministic. There are people who have the three predispositions of psychopathy (genetics, loss of brain function, and who have suffered abuse) who could have easily become psychopaths, but for some reason did not, and in fact may be living moral lives. The problem with seeing all behaviour as the result of nature and nurture is that it overlooks the idea of free will. The legal system may have the right attitude when it comes to this issue. If a person is solely the result of nature and nurture, how is it moral to hold him accountable for his crime? Psychopaths are not crazy. They do have the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, even if their consciouses do not bother them. As far as I know, neuroscience has not been able to point to the area of the brain that controls free will, but that does not mean that free will does not exist. Neuroscience must make an attempt to account for the existence of free will because often free will is the determinative factor between lawful and criminal behaviour.

[@brittanyp.schaum9507]

This is covered in studies on consciousness. It turns out, our brains are constantly making pre-conscious decisions all the time, so we don't exactly have free will.

[@platoscavealum902]

👍 @@brittanyp.schaum9507

[@platoscavealum902]

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[@deanray553]

"our brains are constantly making pre-conscious decisions all the time" That argument falls far short of proving free will does not exist. In fact it's very weak. Unfortunately, those scientists who desire to negate free will have a bad history of overstating their case with this argument. The absolute truth is, we do not yet have ANY IDEA how consciousness operates. Until we do, it is fantastically dishonest to make statements like yours, as if the question has been settled.

[@walkingwith_dinosaurs]

​@@deanray553 👏 you're so true and I always felt that this idea of "you have no free will" must be an oversimplification. But I can't come up with any scientists who'd written or talked about it. It's just Sapolsky everywhere and no opponent. Maybe you know and could recommend somebody? or some articles?

[@truvelocity]

This is fascinating. We are still learning but now have something to go by and work from there for more studies. Thanks for posting this.

[@moniquemosley2122]

03:25 ..."maybe it can help them." What's the reason for the cutaway shot to this gentleman here? 🤔

[@hellomate639]

I am such a determinist. Neuroscience just lays it out in front of you. To avoid it is just putting your head in the sand.

[@hellomate639]

@Madolite I'm no longer a determinist! Haha.

[@shrimptyd8059]

@@hellomate639 why aren’t you a determinist any more? I’m genuinely interested in understanding

[@hellomate639]

@@shrimptyd8059 I'm agnostic about the matter now whereas before I had more made up my mind about it. I also ended up developing a more open mind about God - or something along those lines because of the hard problem of consciousness, as well as the fact that such an amazing mystery is at the core of why our lives have the possibility of being meaningful in some sense. It's a short blurb for about 15 years of reasoning/searching, reading the great problems of analytic philosophy, but trying to understand other things as well.

[@platoscavealum902]

👍 @Terry Hintz

[@platoscavealum902]

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[@cheesecakeplzzz]

don't beat this guy in scrabble XD

[@AntonVoyt]

"It just a kind of a quirk." - Your Honor, hes just a quirky lil' guy!

[@elizabethorr2541]

Fascinating. I'm reminded of the book 'Psychopath!' by Morton Bane or Bain - written by a diagnosed psychopath. Who would know more about the condition than a sufferer?

[@mojo3661]

My father is exactly like this and spent 22 years as a beloved husband and Pastor and good attentive father to me. It really depends on what traits the psychopaths express not all of them are hollywoods gross version of a violent abuser....some are motivated by things simple as the game of chess

[@mojo3661]

of course i think he chose to be a pastor in order to play this system with churches, taxes, and the laws around that

[@briansutton9509]

Hahahaha

[@serenadonelson9195]

I think it depends on the environment they grow up in as well. If they grow up in a loving home, some of them can be very successful.

[@quanghuypham5098]

Yeah, well raised psychopaths are the most powerful human beings imo

[@ManicMindTrick]

How did you learn he was a psychopath?

[@brettetcck]

Logic takes us no where, but creativity can take us anywhere.

[@MJ-om5go]

I love him but I can definitely see the narcissism in him.

[@valkrie5816]

Yes he's a psychopath and they have no emotions

[@itpaynesme]

How do you think? not saying you’re wrong, I’d just like to get more on your perspective if that’s okay?

[@valgag0]

M J get yourself checked

[@angelface8210]

No you don't.

[@clockwork365]

Please! Just because someone is confident doesn't mean he's a narcissist.

[@Spoeism]

I just realized why Ron Swanson really has that cabin.

[@hedwegg]

Just a note: It's the "connections" of the brain, "as in behavior & intelligence" that determines a psychopath within a society (within an enviroment) It's not simply the shape of the brain This would omit a large population of psychopaths especially at corporate or administrative levels (risk & getting away with it) Example: If a person places their hand into a fire "the brain's connections are different from" a person who would not put their hand in a fire "Behavior & Intelligence" is decisive

[@edwardsson777]

He discusses which presidents were more psychopathic here - "Dr. James Fallon Discusses the Traits of Pro-Social (good) Psychopaths." What is interesting is that the factors that made those presidents famous and loved were the traits associated with psychopathy.

[@aphelionofficial4384]

i will volunteer for this libertarian brain study.

[@SamanthaSpeaks1969]

I would like to know how chemical dependency plays into all of this. If it promotes the actions or causes the impulsevity to be more predominant.

[@greeniem]

hi sam. Criminologist here. Alcohol in particular is a potent trigger. It shuts off the rational part of the brain-- frontal lobe, and feels good fast, so they like it. It also helps fuel their fantasies.... They have a tendency to be drug users anyway, because they are thrill seeking and impulsive already

[@SamanthaSpeaks1969]

greeniem Thank you Greeniem, I had a feeling it would play a pertinent role in actual acting out their thoughts.

[@rogernevez5187]

Is there a relation between psychopaths and work-environment?

[@Vixinaful]

So it's the orbital cortrex and not the prefrontal? Or is the orbital within the prefrontal?

[@MK-sg3nx]

Interesting but why the background music?

[@gkb2010]

Fascinating...

[@TanManHD3]

Weird and strange people tend to be more intelligent and creative than the masses.

[@GeolRim]

the brain has a certain level of specificity (meaning that to some extent, each part of the brain is responsible for distinctive function), and the orbitofrontal cortex that is thought to be responsible for moral codes (and is dysfunctional among psychopaths) is just a very small part of the frontal lobe.

[@wisecat1485]

I think that this is pretty cool stuff to hear talk about. The Brain is magnificent machine.

[@DaliaCorDeRosa]

Puxa não tem legenda em português ou espanhol

[@JAMAICADOCK]

Once the mind is damaged, its extremely difficult to correct. I mean depression for instance can never really be cured. The symptoms can be controlled, but ask depressives whether they are cured and they'll tell you they still have bad days. However, a bad day for a psychopath might see some innocent member of the public badly injured or dead. I mean should we take that risk with serious offenders?

[@lalakuma9]

I guess it's a good thing that this guy feeds his narcissism using the power of knowledge, instead of the power of money or violence.

[@HipHopAn0n]

Doesn't really seem like a narcissist to me......

[@Tyrosine0910]

HipHop, he's simply self-aware enough to function in society. The most intelligent narcissists, sociopaths, & psychopaths can do this.

[@Antoine2208]

He is a Narcissist but his pathology isn’t Narcissism. As Psycopaths are Narcissist by default, they act very differently than traditional Narcissists. They are way more manipulative and appear less overtly demanding.

[@dropleaf8296]

Dr. James Fallon suggesting that what we thought was universal (government) is actually untenable for human individuality, is unfathomably BASED.

[@bretrosexual]

Very informative, James Fallon!

[@AJBrewsky]

Oh thankyou lamb for reminding me. I later found out that creativity and imagination actually have no huge part in the frontal lobe and that it is actually the whole left side of the brain while the whole right side of the brain is logic and reasoning. That's usually why when the frontal lobe and amygdala's aren't working the brain focuses more power in the other areas I suppose resulting in usually higher functioning, but not all the time occasionally.

[@JAMAICADOCK]

The Paris Commune was brutally repressed, the French state killing 30,000 communists in one day for just demanding suffrage. Same thing in Britain when the Chartists were suppressed. And in 1908 universal suffrage was demanded in Russia, and the Czar sent in the troops opening fire on protesters. He also had 95 union leaders hung from cranes in the Petrograd docks. And the gulags predate communism, the Czar sent political prisoners to labour camps in Siberia - including Stalin.

[@EgalitaireNix]

A question still harbored by many, is how does a schizoid serial rapist, even multiple murderer, say, end up being overlooked - as many infamous murderers such as Gacy and Dahmer were - as ordinary men with casual charm, but not clear as to them having a type of sociopath personality/neurosis complex or what have you. If that is so, what are the neurological patterns of the people who see such monsters as normal, as opposed to those, who, offhand or not, notice an intrinsic character flaw?

[@AJBrewsky]

Thankyou for the feedback too Tanman. Glad to hear from some high functioning people.

[@konstantinkramarenko3166]

When you "reason" away conflicts you end up acting really irrational. If you look at John McCafe, who was the libertarian candidate in the election before last, he is intellectually brilliant, but also completely out of his mind.

[@kaylaeakin698]

How do u get this test?

[@Mr.stache304]

I was told when I was seeking help for my extreme narcissistic tendencies that you will only get so far until you just can't figure out anymore. It's like the god particle you can only Trace it back so far before you have to look at each other and say at this point we just got to leave it until a higher power. This person's theory on people like us is we create a balance. If everybody in that room had good intentions and the same mentality. The world really wouldn't exist because you have to have resistance in order to get a forward motion. Who knows, hopefully when they were able to break through and really identify these things and identify why I know for a fact I was this person before trauma ever happened to me. My furthest back memories are me being this guy and then the trauma happened so it seems like it's timed out almost

[@squirreljester2]

I'd actually like to take one of these tests, where can I find a center to go and get tested?

[@donyat6188]

You can get diagnosed with aspd from a psychiatrist but psychopathy gets almost always diagnosed in prison.

[@fifimsp]

Actually one of the problems with psychopaths is they're somewhat not self aware of it.

[@sirclarkmarz]

with enough intelligence and a high degree of self-awareness one need not considered psychopathy to be an impediment or disability but rather a superpower .

[@Pushing_Pixels]

There are certainly people who use it to become successful. They might step on a few people on the way though.

[@Finnbar01]

This is very scary.... 'it will interesting to see what role ultimately neuro-science plays in public policy.' This will become the scourge of the 21st century.

[@fleury150]

bon vivant Noun: A person who enjoys a sociable and luxurious lifestyle.

[@theonejokeking3191]

Thanks!

[@FourthRoot]

When pleading insanity the question should be whether or not the person had the capability of considering the legal ramifications to their actions.

[@sicktoaster]

we need to bring that back so people realize they can stop being crazy by changing their behavior instead of going "wo is me, I'm crazy, I can't help it."

[@bjarktron]

This guy is very intelligent and he looks so nice on the surface. But I bet he's not faking it, he's fully aware of his psychopathic personality.

[@kariann3198]

He’s fully aware and yet if he gets angry, which you have not seen will unleash his psychopathy and it would not be so nice. And btw he is not nice in this video. He is very aggressive, arrogant and passive aggressive in this video, you just fell for his charm, he uses his education and knowledge to gain trust and his jokes. He is not that nice to people close to him or to people that annoy him which is most people, he also is talking down to everyone

[@jimdavis8391]

He hasn't got a psychopathic personality. He has some genetic markers that could predicate psychopath behaviour given poor nurturing or extreme circumstances. That has not occurred.

[@cjgh4348]

@@kariann3198 Idiotic comment

[@NataliaJuliaNowak]

He is similar to Polish actor and satirist Janusz Rewiński who played a rich gangster Siara in popular crime comedy "Kiler" (1997) by Juliusz Machulski. :D

[@rhinotillexis]

what's the name of the area of the brain he mentions in about 1:20?

[@JAMAICADOCK]

Another thing that keeps us on the straight and narrow, is friends, family and community. You know you don't want to bring shame on your family, you don't want your community to see you as some low-life, you don't want to embarrass your friends. But what if you despise your family, come from a shitty neighborhood, have no friends and got bullied at school - then you don't care about much really. Friends, family and community become a kind of surrogate super ego.

[@suitandtieguy]

nice interview. what is the music from? i think i recognise it.

[@Malthus0]

@XCritonX Brains do change in use. However the reason why childhood development is so important is that foundational mental patterns on which all other development is based are physically etched into the brain. How is such a person meant know any other way? And trying to change such foundational mental patterns could be very problematic like trying to kick a bad habit, except that habit involves just ordinary thinking & functioning.

[@DrSpooglemon]

Perhaps. But why would he be doing an interview with Reason(sic).tv if that were the case?

[@nicademus1974]

@faithnotneeded If you liked them you might be happy to know they are in the studio recording a new album.

[@dogbishop]

@Libertarianist Agree. "Did you know you would go to jail if you got caught?" is the only relevant question when deciding ability to stand trial for one's actions. If someone knowingly violates the law, that is the only measure of competence that matters. So lying to investigators, hiding, running from the law, and trying not to get caught for a crime is automatically an indication of rational understanding of the consequences of one's actions and the awareness of violating of the law.

[@danijelnincic3460]

Was Dr Fallon acting in a criminal minds episode called " OUTFOXED"

[@Peepers2]

What a fascinating video.

[@AJBrewsky]

conceptional feedback, thankyou.

[@wolverineminer]

@77Fortran I've heard it's because the so-called warrior gene is x chromosome linked. So a woman has to get the gene from both parents, and the male has to get it from one. Also, as aliciab pointed out gender norms and cultural influences definitely have an effect.

[@jason_odonnell_music]

I’d like to hear what he says about female psychopaths

[@111jkjk]

He gives me hope

[@figthersdreams]

‘ There’s nobody indentical. Even identical twins are not identical right now’ 'Goverments tend to treat everybody as the same. They have to in a way it’s an even fair application of the law but it violates all the individuality that is really in us and it is very limiting.'

[@TheHunter-en3bm]

Fascinating!

[@simonstergaard]

but how big is the data set ?

[@angela112077]

Theres an actual documentary where he is in it and goes into more detail about sociopaths does anyone know what it is called?

[@JAMAICADOCK]

In the UK recently there was a political scandal. The country was shocked at how MPs were fiddling their expenses. I mean multi-millionaires having their 'Moats' cleaned at taxpayers expense. Others being too stingy to pay for things like a TV or a bath plug. Yet its forgotten only a minority of MPs - around 20% - acted against the spirit of the law and over-claimed. This minority of self-serving criminals seems to run through all walks of life. Its always a minority of bad apples.

[@sicktoaster]

Is it possible that a person with genetics that typically lead to a very wonderful and good person but because of an atypical environment grows up to exhibit the symptoms of a psychopath? Can ethics and morality come from another place? Be processed in a different way in the brain? What would cause a person who has no ethics or morality but is also not impulsive but instead highly deliberative?

[@SebastianLundh1988]

It's disturbing when KZbin videos you remember watching back in the day are almost *12 years old!*

[@sicktoaster]

@ trev If we define them as just having a certain brain type like the guy in the video without having to be guilty of any crimes then why would they need to be rehabilitated?

[@AndorianBlues]

"with people like Libertarians, we're so logical" lmao

[@lalakuma9]

Yeah, I actually think they come up with very illogical justifications for their political views. Or logical but bullshit justifications.

[@HumanRights4Everyone]

Well, all the studies show the opposite. Liberals and Conservatives base their political views more on emotions and Libertarians are more cerebral about their views.

[@benmelman9505]

Nice to meet you, I'm Ted Bundy. I'm also a registered Republican with libertarian views

[@tonygambino5905]

No. That's liberals. Republicans go with facts.

[@Analysis_Paralysis]

So, does he mean left-libertarian or right-libertarian?

[@GS-st9ns]

Knowing what I know, I would say he is as creepy as hell. I would not recommend getting into an intimate relationship with him.

[@darknut90]

These things likely increase because fame and power increase. Not because of psychopathy. Put any average person in the same situation and I bet they'd give in to plenty of temptations that arise too.

[@titussteenhuisen8864]

What about CRISPR instead of prison in the future to change behaviour?

[@nameofthepen]

@kev3d - well, I can certainly agree with the "missing" part of your statement, but wouldn't the "under-developed" portion of it simply refer back to what I said originally?

[@Attritive]

@thruthelookinglass That's a spectacular argument.

[@angela112077]

I found what I was looking for. It was on the show "Through the wormhole" and the episode was "Can we eliminate evil". Its super interesting and worth watching! Here is part 1 of episode, then you can wathc all 5 parts form there on!

[@jimdavis8391]

Is it really desirable to do so?

[@jmar505]

I'm so jelly of his book shelf...

[@wzupppp]

One time when a was a teen I fell on my head very badly. Also when I was a small child, my mom told me. Is it possible to do a brain scan without having symptoms? Just to check. Ive been told it costs a lot of money.

[@ayuanggraini2436]

City scan.

[@z0uLess]

I wonder if he would believe in libertarianism if physical fitness was necessary for his livelyhood. Theres no way of knowing, of course. And another question; how do you describe a psychopaths motivations? Yes, one can point to the interaction with other people in the psychopaths life, but I am talking about the things that drives the psychopath. When you have so poor connections with the emotional areas of the brain, how does the psychopath rationalize its own motivations, will to do things and/or what things to do?

[@RogerOnTheRight]

@kamikazee55 The speaker in the video did not suggest otherwise.

[@renegade2142]

@jnjnelson I wholeheartedly agree. In a free society, such laws would not exist.

[@CCM8817]

Fascinating

[@diamonddust22]

I believe you are quite right

[@JAMAICADOCK]

Because we see violence in the movies or on the news, we can fool ourselves into thinking that such behavior is more common than it actually is. It was the same in the past with the bible and Shakespeare etc. But in reality rape and murder are examples of extreme human behavior. I mean it takes a unique individual to go out and rape somebody. It really is madness. Its just society normalizes murder, rape. Maybe because it entertains us or perhaps it serves some wider political schema.

[@TheKak933]

We are all individuals, yes!

[@amex4453]

Didn't know Andrew from AMD tech was a neuroscientist as well

[@stinton911]

Are you responsible for the consequences of your actions. One of sciences most controversial questions.

[@JAMAICADOCK]

The Kulaks were middle-men tenant farmers. country squires who rented land from aristocrats. Peasants didn't rent land, they were given a few miserly parcels of land to farm for their own use in exchange for their labour. The same feudal system seen across Europe, but particularly brutal in Russia, as Serfdom had only been abolished in the late 19th century. When Stalin collectivized agriculture, the Kulaks wanted none of it so decided to horde grain and kill cattle in protest.

[@Lesouder2222Music]

This guy that is in this video was in the video that brought me here. The program covering this story twisted what he said and tried to say that love is unscientific(when in actuality there is a scientific understanding of it). More or less, it was undermining science and they used this guy to do it. Of course the comments on that video had been disabled. Regardless, this guy is smart and the American media proves to be manipulative, again.

[@reub2000]

@truvelocity The first hurdle in doing this is getting the psychopath to see their behavior as a problem.

[@JAMAICADOCK]

Yep - we need our psychopaths to protect us from other countries psychopaths.

[@Moodboard39]

The judge are pyschopath, political

[@darknut90]

I doubt politicians would show high rates of psychopathy; why would those who lack empathy and are good at manipulation go into such a person oriented field supposed to help society? Much more likely to be in corporations/banks etc to gain for self.

[@JAMAICADOCK]

"No profits come from something being worth more than it cost to produce" You've made a breakthrough. So, then - why is something worth more than it costs to produce?

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

There might be some portion of the libratarian population that has some commonalities in brain function but then there will be several other groups of libertarians with similar ideals but have drastically different underlying circuitry in their brains. Human brains can accomplish what seems to be the same behavior but in a different way as far as measured brain activity goes.

[@Ebvardh]

Those damn libratarians.

[@justfiresomething]

This is anti-libertarian propaganda.