Getting Robbed Again

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Nero scientist Dog and his daughter Kelly were robbed in Barcelona, Spain. When the thief tried to take dog's wallet, Kelly put him in a choke hold. The two women then used their blackberries to get away from the gang of pickpockets. But when they got home, it was all back to normal with no more robberies.

Neuroscientist Doug Fields was on a trip to Europe when a pickpocket stole his wallet. Doug, normally mild-mannered, became enraged — and his fury turned him into a stranger to himself. This week, we revisit a favorite 2020 episode about the secret logic of irrational anger.

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