Anger

### Cold Open

Jason Silva:" Think about what makes you angry every day. Maybe it's that driver on a cell phone who cuts you off on the highway. Or that email from your boss blaming you for a mistake you never made. Why do these mundane events make us so mad? You could put your fist through a wall, or you could try punching one of these(punching bag). Let's face it... no matter how you much you try to avoid it, we all get angry sometimes. It's human nature. The trick is, even though you may get angry, how can you keep your anger from getting the best of you?"

### Questions

Why is it so easy to make your brain so angry?

## Games

### Game #1; I'M DONE!!!

Eric Leclerc will show a volunteer a magic trick.

Result: After the trick fails, Eric has had enough and our volunteers were speechless after he seemed to smash their cell phones, although they were perfectly intact due to a quick switch.

So: One little flare-up, can lead to a full-blown fist fight.

#### Mini-Game: Monkey See, Monkey Want

After handing a rock to the researcher, two monkeys get different treats. Will the monkey with the less preferred treat blow up?

Result: Absouletly.

Why: They often get upset when they get less than somebody else and they don't feel they're treated fairly, like humans in society. Anger gave us the drive to survive and even though a broken phone won't be the end of the world, it's pretty unfair.

### Game #2: Money Meltdown

Life is unfair. But can your brain handle it? Time to play a game show quiz where the winner gets $5,000. To answer the question: What happens when life just isn't fair?

Result: The contestant with the blue buzzer feels like his buzzer is broken and is buzzing in faster. When he calls for a buzzer test, the buzzer works fine, though. And the other contestants get angry at him for holding up the game. After Glenn expresses his anger, he seems to only want to prove that his buzzer isn't working.

So: It goes to show how quickly your brain can go from fun-loving to furious and feels like you deserve a fair chance at anything being offered to you.

### Game #3: It's Personal

How do these angry people make you feel?

Result: Their anger seems to be contagious, but how can you feel bad for them?

After hearing their stories, their angry outbursts seem a little more reasonable.

How: Testosterone and Adrenaline prime the body for physical aggression. The reasonable-thinking brain loses it's cool, and "blind rage" takes the wheel. But by questioning where you anger comes from, you can be a little more reasonable. However, sometimes, going off the hook, is easier said than done.

### Game #4: Drown the Clown

Will people drown the clown for $5 and three chances.

Result: Five dollars simply is too much.

It's time for Murray(the clown) to get real mean.

Result: After making them angry, they want some payback and try to drown the clown while Murray continues to fuel the flames.

So: Think about it, we were just selling tickets to play a drown the clown game, and no one wanted to play. And after making people at the mall angry, they want some payback and the money is somewhat irrelevant. While there is no material value by playing the game, payback is priceless to your brain.

Thankfully, in this scenario, no one got hurt. In other circumstances, however, the violence could easily get ugly.

Only one women chose to retaliate and that's because women have less testosterone than men. So men have a much shorter patience with their anger.

## List of Experts

* Eric Leclerc(Illusionist)
* Frans De Waal(Guest)
* Jim Coan