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Introduction: The hunger -- Your inner sadist: the neuroscience of evil -- On Hitler's brain, aggression and psychopathy -- Murder by design : the psychology of bloodlust -- On serial killers, toxic masculinity and ethical dilemmas -- The freak show : deconstructing creepiness -…

"What is it about evil that we find so compelling? From our obsession with serial killers to violence in pop culture, we seem inescapably drawn to the stories of monstrous acts and the aberrant people who commit them. But evil, Dr. Julia Shaw argues, is all relative, rooted in o…

Dr. Julia Shaw, a criminal psychologist, uses the latest scientific research to offer a more enlightened and nuanced explanation for why people behave so badly and how we can prevent evil acts by understanding more profoundly how such acts come about - and what truly makes us ev…