A neuroscientist's guide to managing our emotions

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🗓️ 7 March 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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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.

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