Assignment:
1. What did he say about humans and violence? Do humans like violence or not?
2. What do you think the "grizzled veteran" of the death squad meant when he answered "to make it more beautiful of course"?
3. What do you think about his explanation for "Why did that behavior occur?" (much of the video was dedicated to this so watch the whole thing and not just the initial overview)
4. The amygdala and prefrontal cortex seem to be opposing brain functions, why would this evolve?
5. What do you think he meant when he said "Against my better nature I'm forced to be optimistic"
6. Compare and contrast the different functions of the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex. Which one is fast? Which one is more accurate? What are some personal real life examples where using the amygdala over the prefrontal cortex is better? Worse? What about the Pre frontal cortex? When is it helpful? When iit not?