Decoding Emotions

<p>We like to think that all humans are born with the same core emotions: anger, fear, joy, sadness and disgust.  But what if that's not true? This week, psychologist <a href="https://ppw.kuleuven.be/cscp/people/00052347">Batja Mesquita</a> offers a different model of emotions — one that can help us to better understand our own feelings and those of the people around us. </p><p><i>If you like this show, be sure to check out our other work, including our </i><a href="https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/making-the-world-a-safer-place/"><i>recent episode </i></a><i>on how technology and psychology can be used to radically transform our approach to crime. And if you'd like to support our work, you can do so at support.hiddenbrain.org. </i></p>