Dean Burnett - #Ep 66
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We love Dean Burnett: neuroscientist, comedian, author, journalist and general spreader of wisdom. On the pod we talk to him about the neuroscience of grief, which became a major focus when he lost his father to Covid
The story is incredibly sad, angry, moving and enlightening. Watching Dean switching from the deep pain, to neuroscience and then a joke is to realise you’re in the presence of a master storyteller.
We discuss:
Socially distant funerals
The importance of funerals in grieving
The power of grief journals
The death of Robin Williams
Separating science writing from politics
More about Dean:
Dean Burnett is a Welsh neuroscientist and author. He is best known for writing the book ‘The Idiot Brain’, which was shortlisted for the 2016 Goodreads Best Science & Technology Book Award. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages.
He began his writing career as a result of his satirical science column ‘Brain Flapping‘ at the Guardian, which ran from 2012 to 2018 which was the most read on the Guardian science network, with over 15 million views since 2012. The blog now runs at the Cosmic Shambles network.
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