# Why we get mad -- and why it's healthy

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxFondduLac
- Speaker: Ryan Martin
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ryan_martin_why_we_get_mad_and_why_it_s_healthy)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Anger researcher Ryan Martin draws from a career studying what makes people mad to explain some of the cognitive processes behind anger -- and why a healthy dose of it can actually be useful. "Your anger exists in you ... because it offered your ancestors, both human and nonhuman, an evolutionary advantage," he says. "\[It's\] a powerful and healthy force in your life."

## Lectures

1. [Why we get mad -- and why it's healthy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ryan_martin_why_we_get_mad_and_why_it_s_healthy/66d8e60d74ea), 13 min (TED's player)