Episode 5 | The Massacre of Srebrenica
Clip: Episode 5 | 3m 27s
Can genocide be understood as a neural phenomenon?
David meets Hasan Nuhanovic who describes his harrowing experiences of genocide during the Bosnian war. Can genocide be understood as a neural phenomenon?
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Episode 5 | The Massacre of Srebrenica
Clip: Episode 5 | 3m 27s
David meets Hasan Nuhanovic who describes his harrowing experiences of genocide during the Bosnian war. Can genocide be understood as a neural phenomenon?
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Episode 5 | Destroying Empathy
Clip: Ep5 | 2m 29s | Propaganda plugs directly into neural networks, enabling dehumanization. (2m 29s)
Clip: Ep5 | 2m 12s | Humans come equipped with social antennae. (2m 12s)
Episode 5 | In-Group/Out-Group
Clip: Ep5 | 2m 23s | David shows that a single word label can decide over how much you care for one in pain. (2m 23s)
Clip: Ep5 | 3m 26s | Why do we mimic each other’s facial expressions? (3m 26s)
Episode 5 | Social Pain Is Real Pain
Clip: Ep5 | 1m 6s | Social pain activates the brain’s pain matrix. (1m 6s)
Episode 5 | The Amazing Case of John Robison
Clip: Ep5 | 4m 15s | One man's transformation reveals something that we all unconsciously do every day. (4m 15s)
Clip: Ep5 | 1m 58s | This ability to feel another’s pain explains why stories can be so powerful. (1m 58s)
Preview: Ep5 | 30s | How the human brain depends on other brains to thrive and survive. (30s)
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