Why Brains Need Friends w/ Dr. Ben Rein

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Oct 9, 202501:03:38Science & Medicine

This week, Scott sits down with Dr. Ben Rein, a Stanford neuroscientist and one of today’s most engaging science communicators. Dr. Rein has spent over a decade studying the neuroscience of social interaction, and his ne...

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