Be Afraid: The Science Of Fear CBC Documentary Interview with Writer & Director Roberto Verdecchia

In this episode we speak with Roberto Verdecchia about his new documentary Be Afraid: The Science of Fear. It’s an entertaining and informative look into the roots of what scares us and why. Roberto Verdecchia is an award-winning documentary director-writer-producer. For more than 25 years, he has worked on an incredibly wide range of documentaries, all the way from indigenous rights in the Amazon, the wild insect life inside your home, high-speed particle physics, and mountain gorillas, to the mystery of what killed Edgar Allan Poe (where he also starred as Poe himself). Aside from making movies, Roberto Verdecchia has also developed numerous social and environmental projects, from neighbourhood newspapers in Toronto to nonviolence training in Sierra Leone. He lives in Toronto with his partner, daughter and dog. Learning Points: • Key points about electrolytes & homemade electrolyte drink • Is fear innate or learned? • Is fear a necessary emotion? • Can we overcome our fears? Social Media https://www.90thparallel.ca/ https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/be-afraid-the-science-of-fear @90thParallel