Name: Why we get mad -- and why it's healthy
Uploaded: 2019-06-12T14:46:51Z
Duration: 12 min 56 s
Description: Anger researcher Ryan Martin draws from a career studying what makes people mad to explain some of the cognitive processes behind anger -- and why a healthy dose of it can actually be useful. "Your anger exists in you ... because it offered your ancestors, both human and nonhuman, an evolutionary advantage," he says. "[It's] a powerful and healthy force in your life."

Anger researcher Ryan Martin draws from a career studying what makes people mad to explain some of the cognitive processes behind anger -- and why a healthy dose of it can actually be useful. "Your anger exists in you ... because it offered your ancestors, both human and nonhuman, an evolutionary advantage," he says. "[It's] a powerful and healthy force in your life."

Ryan Martin: Why we get mad -- and why it's healthy

Why we get mad -- and why it's healthy

Provocations alone don't spark anger; it's our interpretation and the context that fuel our rage, shaping our emotional responses.

Anger is not merely a burst of emotion but a powerful evolutionary tool, alerting us to injustice and energizing us to confront it.

Harnessing anger positively can lead to profound changes, motivating actions against injustices like racism and environmental harm.