In my latest feature in Current Biology I've explored how science, after centuries of trying to shut out all emotional and subjective things, is now rediscovering emotion. After all, we now know that feelings show up in MRI scans, so they must be real. And in some contexts, from conservation through to medicine, they might even be useful.
Can science relate to our emotions?
Current Biology, Volume 23, Issue 12, R501-R504, 17 June 2013 doi:10.1016/j.cub.2013.05.056
The blue marble that I got from Wallace J Nichols whose work is discussed in the feature. It symbolises our watery planet as it can be seen from space, and also points to his views on the "blue mind."
Update 5.8.2024. Wallace J. Nichols died in June 2024. Some links to reflections on his work:
- Easkey Britton for The Conversation, 12.7.2024
- Michael Roberts in Outside Online, 2.7.2024
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