THE SCIENCE OF REVENGE

As politicians and political parties across the world increasingly inflame grievances and encourage retaliation, and as social networking platforms, media, and entertainment companies leverage our emotions to turn a profit, we must learn to grapple with the revenge cravings that hijack our brains when we feel mistreated.

THE SCIENCE OF REVENGE will reveal the hidden courtroom of the mind where humans try, convict, sentence, and punish each other. Part investigation and part how-to, THE SCIENCE OF REVENGE will also include practical information readers can use to assess their own potential level of justice-addiction, protect themselves and the people they love, and restore peace in their lives and communities. Weaving together captivating storytelling with fascinating aspects of neuroscience, addiction medicine, law, psychology, sociology, history, and theology, THE SCIENCE OF REVENGE highlights humanity's murderous obsession with justice throughout history, asking readers to examine who profits from this addiction and the danger it presents in our societies. The book will also share the lives of inspiring people who have triumphed over these cycles of dark impulses and the amazing things that happen to your brain and body when you forgive.
Unlike other books on the subject which use second-hand reporting, THE SCIENCE OF REVENGE will draw from the expertise of the lead researcher in the field - a published novelist and lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine who made exposing and combating revenge-addiction his life's work after nearly losing his life, and taking the lives of others, because of his own uncontrolled habit. He has received international media attention for developing the first website for preventing murders and mass shootingsusing a suicide prevention approach to provide individuals contemplating homicide with resources and support. He founded and co-director of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies, which researches and develops public health methods for preventing and treating justice-addiction and violence. He has been featured on Politico, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, CBS, and Times.