How do we experience our fears?

Our fears take hold of us before we even understand them. They manifest in our bodies, alter our perceptions, and influence our decisions. But what really happens when we are afraid? How does this emotion—both deeply personal and universally shared—take shape, spread, and sometimes transform us?

In this lecture, Emmanuelle Sarzi-Campillo invites us to explore the many dimensions of fear: neurobiological, psychological, and social. At the intersection of neuroscience and the humanities, she examines how we experience our fears—how they arise in the body, become embedded in memory, shape our relationship with the world, and are passed down through generations.

A lively and accessible exploration of a fundamental emotion, revealing as much about our vulnerabilities as it does about our ability to adapt.