Psychopaths

The Evil Brain: What Lurks Inside a Killer’s Mind - Jeffrey Kluger

"For as long as evil has existed, people have wondered about its source, and you don’t have to be too much of a scientific reductionist to conclude that the first place to look is the brain. There’s not a thing you’ve ever done, thought or felt in your life that isn’t ultimately traceable to a particular webwork of nerve cells firing in a particular way, allowing the machine that is you to function as it does. So if the machine is busted — if the operating system in your head fires in crazy ways — are you fully responsible for the behavior that follows?" Today I speak with Jeremy Astesano about the brains of psychopaths and some common misunderstandings.

What's going on in his brain? - wikimedia.com

What Might Surprise You About Psychopaths

James Fallon - Psychopath Inside

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White Collar Psychopathic Lawyers

Are you a lawyer? Are you also a psychopath? Despite being a psychopath, do you want to do something for good with your skills, or at least something with less of a chance of ending up in prison? If the following list of skills sound like you, then you might be right for us:

• Enduring antisocial behavior
• Diminished empathy and remorse
• Disinhibited or bold behavior
• Fearless
• Cunning
• High social intelligence

So if this sounds like you, then give us a call and come do some good (or at least constrained bad). Call us at 1-800-WCPLAWS.

Disclaimer: This is a work of satire. In the tradition of A Prairie Home Companion, this ad, among others, will form the backbone of the underwriting and sponsorship of my podcast.