To Be Human is To Be Hypnotized - Kevin Stone, The Adaptive Role of the Trance

How can you be human - enjoy a movie, dance, or story - without going under at least a little bit now and then? To be human is to be hypnotized. In this episode, we explore the nature of hypnotism not just in humans but also in your more distant relatives. Why did organisms evolve this strange behavior, anyways?  Don’t forget to check out the full interview with hypnotist Kevin Stone all about the role of hypnosis in society at large.   Full interview: https://youtu.be/dVFG2KCVpFY Podcast: https://anchor.fm/demystifying-science Mailing list http://eepurl.com/gRUCZL​  PODCAST INFO:  Blog: http://demystifyingscience.com/blog   Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3uhn7J1 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/39IDJBD RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss Full episodes playlist: https://bit.ly/3sP1WgR Clips playlist: https://bit.ly/2OieYEG Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y  SOCIAL:  - Twitter: https://twitter.com/demystifysci - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/demys...  - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demystifysci/  We wrote and performed the music in this episode!  Shilo Delay:  https://soundcloud.com/laterisgone​   And everywhere else (Spotify, etc..) https://g.co/kgs/fc8WbA