Science Rules! with Bill Nye

What's a Psychopath?

The word “psychopath" can be thrown around rather flippantly— but what does it really mean to be a psychopath? Psychopathy expert Dr. Arielle Baskin-Sommers of Yale University joins us to explain this anti-social trait a little more clearly. And answers some caller questions, including one from Nora who calls in to ask, “Can psychopaths have real relationships?” Plus, Arielle gets “dorky” science on us with a deep dive into the role of empathy in psychopathy. You can listen to ad-free new episodes of Science Rules! only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to <a href="http://www.stitcherpremium.com/" target="_blank">stitcherpremium.com</a> and use promo code ‘SCIENCE.' This episode is sponsored by American Dental Association (<a href="http://www.ADA.org/sciencerules" target="_blank">www.ADA.org/sciencerules</a>), Invitae (<a href="http://www.invitae.com" target="_blank">www.invitae.com</a>), Quality Logo Products (<a href="http://www.qualitylogo.com" target="_blank">www.qualitylogo.com</a> code: SCIENCERULES), KiwiCo (<a href="http://www.kiwico.com/SCIENCERULES" target="_blank">www.kiwico.com/SCIENCERULES</a>), and DoorDash (code: SCIENCERULES).

Bill Nye is on a mission to change the world — one voicemail at a time. Bill and science writer Corey S. Powell take your burning questions and put them to the world's leading experts on just about every topic in the universe. Should you stop eating cheeseburgers to combat climate change? Could alien life be swimming inside the moons of Jupiter and Saturn? Does your pet parakeet learn to sing the way that you learned to speak? Bill, Corey, and their special guests will answer those questions and convince you that... science rules!