How to design a rollercoaster – with Brendan Walker

Do you consider yourself a ‘thrill-seeker’? If so, you may have a variation in the DRD4 dopamine receptor gene which makes you less able to process dopamine, a neurotransmitter that's responsible for how we feel pleasure.This month we hear from thrill-engineer Brendan Walker as he explains how he designs rollercoasters to induce thrill, priming our bodies’ innate responses through sounds, visual cues, virtual reality and much more.This talk was recorded from our theatre at the Royal Institution on 28 February, 2020. Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/edT9bUbKId4Get tickets for upcoming talks: www.rigb.orgTwitter: twitter.com/Ri_ScienceYouTube: youtube.com/TheRoyalInstitutionPatreon: patreon.com/TheRoyalInstitutionThumbnail image credit: Jonny Gios via Unsplash | unsplash.com/photos/ljN0zTXf7tQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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