Is there such a thing as an evil person or are we really just a species with a huge potential for evil? Dr. Julia Shaw reckons it's the latter, but it's not all bad news.

Dr Julia Shaw is author of the 2018 popular science book “Making Evil: The science behind humanity’s dark side”. She researches criminal psychology at University College London. Her work has been featured on TV, radio, in print, and online, with outlets including such as Discovery Channel, BBC, CNN World, Russia Today, Der Spiegel, New York Magazine, The Guardian, WIRED and NPR. In 2016 she published her bestselling book "The Memory Illusion", which has been translated in 16 languages.  Besides her research, Dr Shaw is a regular keynote speaker on the topic of memory hacking. She also consults regularly as an expert on legal cases, particularly cases involving historical allegations. Dr Julia Shaw is author of the 2018 popular science book “Making Evil: The science behind humanity’s dark side”. She researches criminal psychology at University College London. Her work has been featured on TV, radio, in print, and online, with outlets including such as Discovery Channel, BBC, CNN World, Russia Today, Der Spiegel, New York Magazine, The Guardian, WIRED and NPR. In 2016 she published her bestselling book "The Memory Illusion", which has been translated in 16 languages.  Besides her research, Dr Shaw is a regular keynote speaker on the topic of memory hacking. She also consults regularly as an expert on legal cases, particularly cases involving historical allegations. 

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