The Psychology of Revenge
Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea
English - February 26, 2023 13:30 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsScience radio Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Roughly 10% of murders in New York are motivated by revenge. But what exactly is revenge and why are some people consumed by it?
Jonathan McCrea speaks with psychology PhD student Katie McGaughey from Queen's University Belfast, who is conducting research on revenge and its impact on crime victims.
Joining Jonathan for Newsround is physicist Dr Shane Bergin and science communicator Catherine McGuinness.