The Science of Rage: Science Friction Ep 12

Anger is typically described as something negative, an emotion that will hurt you, but evolution would have selected against anger if it didn't serve an important purpose to human beings. The latest episode of Science Friction heads to New York Comic Con breaks down the benefits of anger and how we can use rage to make us superhuman like the Hulk. Links below.

Thanks to Bill Scurry who shot this episode for me at New York Comic Con, Paul Kamuf who made me a special intro graphic and JoAnn Ward who came with me to Comic Con to help me wrangle Baby She-Hulk while I shot this video.

Scientific American: When Fear Makes Us Superhuman
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=extreme-fear-superhuman

How Stuff Works: The Physical Effects of Anger
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/emotions/anger2.htm

BBC News: Bangor Scientists say Anger helps in sports
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/8416590.stm

Journal of Sport Exercise Psychology: Emotions and Performance
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19454770

How Stuff Works: Fight or Flight
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/fear2.htm

Rusty Ward