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
Hearing how he had to say goodbye over the phone to his unconscious Dad will leave you in bits (or at least it got to me). What makes Dean such a great guest is that he can switching between exploring the deep pain, to discussing a key academic finding, and then he'll throw in a joke.
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 Id ...