777: Kevin Dutton | The Wisdom of Psychopaths Part Two

Kevin Dutton (@therealdrkev) is a psychologist and author known for his research on the psychology of evil and the science of charisma. His latest book is The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success. [This is part two of a two-part episode. Make sure to catch up with part one here!]

What We Discuss with Kevin Dutton: How having a con artist father who never lost his cool sparked Kevin’s interest in understanding the mindset of the psychopath. What Kevin means when he says that psychopaths understand the “words but not the music” of emotion. Contrary to popular belief, psychopaths aren’t necessarily violent. They could be a surgeon or a killer, a firefighter or an arsonist. (Or even a professor or an ax murderer.) Why psychopaths are often excellent at persuasion and identifying weakness in others. What percentage of the population exhibits psychopathy, and how psychopaths can actually be useful for society. And much more…

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