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David A. Kessler, M.D., "Capture"
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April 26, 2016
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54:39Now PlayingBuilding on some of the ideas in his bestselling The End of Overeating, in which he studied how food, tobacco, and other substances can dictate our actions, Dr. Kessler, former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, looks at how similar compulsions might lie behind various kinds of irrational behavior. Studying the impulses that drive substance abuse, mass violence, and even suicide, Kessler proposes that something—an idea, a person, a place—“captures” us—commanding our attention, driving our thinking, and propelling us in directions we would not consciously choose—and are powerless to stop.
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