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 research which involves a 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.
