Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, How Emotions Are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett has a runtime of 14 hrs 32 mins on Audible.
Publisher’s Summary
“Fascinating… A thought-provoking journey into emotion science.” – Wall Street Journal
“A singular book, remarkable for the freshness of its ideas and the boldness and clarity with which they are presented.” – Scientific American
“A brilliant and original book on the science of emotion, by the deepest thinker about this topic since Darwin.” – Daniel Gilbert, best-selling author of Stumbling on Happiness
The science of emotion is in the midst of a revolution on par with the discovery of relativity in physics and natural selection in biology. Leading the charge is psychologist and neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett, whose research overturns the long-standing belief that emotions are automatic, universal, and hardwired in different brain regions. Instead, Barrett shows, we construct each instance of emotion through a unique interplay of brain, body, and culture. A lucid report from the cutting edge of emotion science, How Emotions Are Made reveals the profound real-world consequences of this breakthrough for everything from neuroscience and medicine to the legal system and even national security, laying bare the immense implications of our latest and most intimate scientific revolution.
“Mind-blowing.” – Elle
“Chock-full of startling, science-backed findings… An entertaining and engaging read.” – Forbes
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 14 hrs 32 mins
- Publisher: Brilliance Audio
- Release year: 2017
- Audible category: Health & Wellness / Psychology & Mental Health / Psychology
Listener Ratings
How Emotions Are Made holds an average listener rating of 4.4/5 from 2629 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.5/5
- Story: 4.4/5
- 5-star ratings: 66% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
3/5 stars — “was a Solid 5 and then quickly dropped down to a 3”
I really enjoyed this book until I got to the chapter on The Law… and then she took a knee. it quickly became apparent that she was a social justice Warrior and was going to use this work for social justice. that totally turn me off and made me question everything that I had listened to up to that point. she talked about getting rid of the jury system the Second Amendment and all kinds of other social leftist ideas. why can’t the author’s just stay with the science and leave their opinions out of it? I will most probably go back and review the beginning of the book now that I know the authors social and political bent.— Zanthy, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “A great book on human emotions and how our brain works creating them”
One of the best books I ever read, the author seemed very engaging and objective and her style of writing was very riveting and very well laid out and the narration was awesome too. Overall this is a great book and I strongly recommend it for anyone trying to understand more about emotions and the general workings of our human brain.— FD, Audible listener
3/5 stars — “be curious about emotions”
things I liked: that we should be curious and in some cases challenge our assumptions about emotions, both our own and others. really interesting info on how little we know about emotions, what they look like, what facial expressions mean, etc.interesting and disturbing info about the justice system. relating emotions to making bread in different locations around the country and even in your own home, differences in humidity, force, temperature etc. interesting info and that there is no standard of emotions via Facial recognition…except happiness..maybe. you think, what’s the big deal abt emotions and why should we care how they’re interpreted? then you realize how wars can start, cops/military can kill innocent people because they misinterpreted movement or objects (not discounting racial motivations). w o w.
wow. at the idea that we shouldn’t make assumptions that we know what others are feelings, would help change the world and our every day life in it, so much. it’s interesting information. the suggestions others, such as doctors, put into your head, all while trying to "diagnose" you, that steer you towards a treatment that may not be applicable bc of their suggested diagnosis and improper analysis.
things I didn’t like: all the terms were sometimes hard to follow throughout the book.
I doubt this is the end all be all but it sure does give you lots of things to think about and make you check some of your assumptions and others assumptions about you. all healthy stuff.— alexis, Audible listener
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