A neuroscientist's guide to managing our emotions
3/27/202650 min
Emotions sometimes feel overwhelming and debilitating — but science-backed tools can help us wrangle them. This hour, neuroscientist Ethan Kross shares research from his Emotion and Self-Control Lab. Original air date: March 7, 2025.
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First 90 secondsManoush Zomorodi· Host0:01
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From those talks, we bring you speakers and ideas that will surprise you- You just don't know what you're gonna find ... Challenge you- We truly have to ask ourself, like, why is it noteworthy? ... And even change you. I literally feel like I'm a different person. [laughs] Yes. Do you feel that way? Ideas worth spreading from TED and NPR. I'm Manoush Zomorodi. Today on the show, managing our emotions so they don't manage us. But we start with a story about a violin.
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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome back to Sotheby's.
Manoush Zomorodi· Host0:53
Not long ago, Sotheby's in New York held an auction for a Stradivarius.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:59
The Joachim Stradivarius, a masterpiece of sound, and we can start the bidding here at $8 million. At $8 million. At $8 million.
Manoush Zomorodi· Host1:09
The bids rose quickly.
Speaker 2· Soundbite1:10
At $8,500,000 now. At $8,500,000.
Manoush Zomorodi· Host1:12
Some from anonymous clients phoning in.
Speaker 2· Soundbite1:15
9 million. I have Ella at $9 million. At $9 million already. At $9,500,000 now.
Manoush Zomorodi· Host1:19
The numbers went up and up until...
Speaker 2· Soundbite1:23
[gavel bangs] Sold, $10 million.
Manoush Zomorodi· Host1:26
[applause] So what makes a Stradivarius