Read by: Matt Addis
Language: English
Length: 14 hours and 2 minutes
Publisher: Guardian Faber Publishing
Release date: 2023-01-12
Why can't we think straight when hungry? What's the point of nightmares? And why is it so impossible to forget embarrassing memories?
Emotions can be a pain. After losing his dad to Covid-19, Dean Burnett found himself wondering what life would be like without them. And so, he decided to put his feelings under the microscope - for science.
In Emotional Ignorance, Dean takes us on an incredible journey of discovery, stretching from the origins of life to the end of the universe. Along the way he reveals:
Combining expert analysis, brilliant humour and powerful insights into the grieving process, Dean uncovers how, far from holding us back, our emotions make us who we are.