Being Social is an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Roy Baumeister, Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland. This conversation explores Roy Baumeister’s unique combination of biological and psychological thinking from recognizing essential energetic factors involved with willpower and decision-making, to framing free will in evolutionary biological terms to measuring the numbness associated with social rejection as a form of analgesic response, and more.
This conversation will be released in a carefully-edited video format. Available now is an enhanced book developed from the conversation, while Roy Baumeister is also featured in 4 short documentaries – all details are below.
This enhanced book is available in electronic format on all major booksellers, including:
Being Social is also part of the Ideas Roadshow Collection, Conversations About Social Psychology, which is available in hardcover, paperback and electronic format.
Roy Baumeister is featured in 4 short documentaries together with a wide range of other celebrated psychologists, including Carol Dweck, Chris Frith, Barbara Fredrickson, Lisa Feldman Barrett and Philip Zimbardo.
