Why Do We Have Emotions? with Robert Kurzban

What’s a feeling for? What is jealousy measuring and motivating? Why do both awe and grief slow us down? What happens when ancient emotions meet dating apps and like buttons? Does the intensity of a feeling decide which part of you takes control? Can understanding an emotion loosen its grip? Today we sit down with evolutionary psychologist Robert Kurzban to understand the logic behind the our varied panoply of emotions.

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Robert Kurzban (2026). All the Feels: The Evolved Function of Every Human Emotion and Sensation. [More info about the book here].

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