Making Evil - with Dr. Julia Shaw | Virtual Futures Salon
Channel: Virtual Futures
Date: 2019-04-05

Virtual Futures presents Dr. Julia Shaw in conversation on her new book, 'Making Evil: The Science Behind Humanity’s Dark Side' (Canongate, 2019).

What is it about “evil" that we find so compelling? From our obsession with serial killers to violence in pop culture, we seem inescapably drawn to the stories of monstrous acts and the people who commit them.

Dr. Julia Shaw will show how the same dispositions that make us capable of heinous crimes may also work to our advantage.

Join us to discover how similar your brain is to a psychopath, how many people have murder fantasies, if your sexual proclivities make you a bad person, and whether A.I. be evil.

In conversation with Luke Robert Mason, Director of Virtual Futures.

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Dr. Julia Shaw is a psychological scientist (UCL). She is best known for her work in the areas of memory and criminal psychology.

In 2017 Dr. Shaw co-founded the memory science and artificial intelligence start-up Spot. Spot helps employees report workplace harassment and discrimination, and empowers organizations to build a more inclusive and respectful work environment.

In 2016 she published her bestselling debut book "The Memory Illusion", which has appeared in 20 languages. Her second book, due to appear in February 2019 in English, is entitled "Making Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side". It was released in late 2018 in German, where it became a Spiegel bestseller. She is also a regular contributor to Scientific American.

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Find out more about 'Making Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side': https://canongate.co.uk/books/2427-making-evil-the-science-behind-humanitys-dark-side/

Dr. Julia Shaw: http://twitter.com/DrJuliaShaw

Luke Robert Mason: http://twitter.com/LukeRobertMason

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Credits

Produced by Virtual Futures
Camera by Playhouse Pictures
Sound by Ben Williams
Edited by Luke Robert Mason
Thanks to Harry Atlee
Thanks to Chris Green
Thanks to Joseph Lister

Hosted at the Miranda at Ace Hotel London Shoreditch: http://mirandalondon.com

Filmed on 02 April 2019

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