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Fame, Incels, and the Need to Matter Rebecca Goldstein

Behavioral Grooves Podcast by Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan

Jun 8, 202676:40Science & Medicine

Author Rebecca Newberger Goldstein joins us to explore “the mattering instinct,” the deeply human need to feel significant, worthy, and justified in our own eyes. From “mattering projects” and morality to fame, incels, A...

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Fame, Incels, and the Need to Matter Rebecca Goldstein is an episode from Behavioral Grooves Podcast by Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan. Author Rebecca Newberger Goldstein joins us to explore “the mattering instinct,” the deeply human nee...

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Published Jun 8, 2026, 76:40 long, audio available.