The Science of Revenge with James Kimmel Jr.

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🗓️ 27 June 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Are we addicted… to revenge? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly break down the neuroscience behind revenge-seeking, what motivates violence, and how science can help stop it with James Kimmel Jr., lawyer, psychiatry lecturer at Yale School of Medicine, and author of “The Science of Revenge.”

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0:00.0	Who would have thought you could be addicted to revenge?
0:03.0	I mean, maybe we should have known that because Hollywood makes big money on revenge movies.
0:08.0	And I'm gonna get them for that.
0:10.0	It's been hiding in plain sight.
0:13.0	Coming up, the Science of Revenge on StarTalk.
0:17.0	Welcome to StarTalk.
0:25.5	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:29.2	StarTalk begins right now.
0:34.9	This is StarTalk, special edition.
0:38.3	And as always, that means we got Gary O'Reilly, Gary.
0:38.9	Hi, Neil.
0:39.7	How you doing, man?
0:40.3	I'm good.
0:41.2	Former soccer pro?
0:41.9	Allegedly.
0:43.3	And you're staying in shape.
0:43.7	You look good.
0:45.0	Oh, you're such a liar.
0:48.7	No, most people by then, you know, they're like, they're just gone to pot, you know?
0:49.6	Brilliant.
0:50.8	Keep it sucked in.
0:52.1	Keep that sucked in.
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