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Awe, Certainty, and Charisma: Yuval Laor on the Psychology of Cult Leadership
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In this episode, Rachel welcomes back researcher and author Yuval Laor to examine his hypothesis about temporal lobe epilepsy, awe, and the behavior of some cult leaders. Yuval explains how hyperactive temporal lobes may contribute to intense emotionality, certainty, religious experiences, paranoia, hypergraphia, and a sense of personal destiny.
Rachel and Yuval discuss how these traits can…