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Podcast: Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight
Episode: David Barash, "Threats: Intimidation and Its Discontents" (Oxford UP, 2020)
Description: What are the similar ways in which animals and people try to intimidate others? In his new book, Threats: Intimidation and Its Discontents (Oxford UP, 2020), David Barash explains.Barash is a research scientist and writer who spent 43 years as a professor of psychology at the University of Washington. He’s authored over 240 peer-reviewed scientific papers, and authored or co-authored 41 books. Among his awards is being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.Topics covered in this episode include:
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