2015-10-26

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BrainCraft

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As Monty Python prophesied, “So…always look on the bright side of death / Just before you draw your terminal breath”

BrainCraft is written and hosted by Vanessa Hill for PBS Digital Studios. Talking psychology, neuroscience & why we act the way we do.

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Thanks to Jason Goldman, Anna and Joe for their help filming this episode.

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Association for Psychological Science. (2011, May 20). How you think about death may affect how you act. ScienceDaily. Retrieved October 26, 2015 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519161246.htm

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Ben-Ari, O. T., Florian, V., & Mikulincer, M. (2000). Does a threat appeal moderate reckless driving? A terror management theory perspective. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 32(1), 1-10. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001457599000421

Burke, B. L., Martens, A., & Faucher, E. H. (2010). Two decades of terror management theory: A meta-analysis of mortality salience research. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 14(2), 155-195. http://faculty.fortlewis.edu/burke_b/Senior/TMT%20meta%20-%20Burke%20et%20al%202010.pdf