ACLR: At What Age Can We No Longer Be Considered Innocent?




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Summary: In this episode of Applied Curiosity Lab Radio we chomp on the Curiosity Bite exploring innocence. What determines when and whether we're considered innocent?<br> What's the relationship between having innocence and being innocent?<br> Are we wise to ignore human neurological development when we try criminal teenagers as adults?<br>  <br> Discuss, debate, and dissect with us!<br> The lens is – and always will be – curiosity. Each week, fun informal conversations center around one delectable Curiosity Bite designed to give your brain the time and ideas to think about thinking, to flex your curiosity muscle… and maybe even… revolutionize the way you think.<br> This week's Curiosity Bite:<br>  <br> At What Age Do We Lose the Ability to Be Considered Innocent? <br>  <br> In this episode...Curious Questions asked and answered:<br> When does society stop thinking about a person as needing and worthy of help and start thinking about them as someone to punish?<br> <br> At what point does someone stop being innocent?<br> <br> What role does the prefrontal cortex play in our innocence?<br> <br> Should teenagers be tried as adults?<br> <br> When did you lose your innocence?<br> <br> How do you assess guilt?<br> <br> What's the difference between being innocent and being not guilty?<br> References<br> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-48609693" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Central Park 5</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/features/the-facts-on-leptin-faq#1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Leptin</a><br> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phineas Gage</a><br> Thanks for Listening!<br> To share your thoughts:<br> <br> * Leave a note in the comment section below or Tweet with #ACLR and we'll find you.<br> * Share this show on <a href="https://twitter.com/BeckiSaltzman" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/appliedcuriositylab/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> and your very own favorite social site.<br> <br> To help out the show:<br> <br> * Leave an honest review on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/applied-curiosity-lab-radio/id1282498125" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iTunes</a>. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one.<br> * Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/applied-curiosity-lab-radio/id1282498125" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/becki-saltzman/applied-curiosity-lab-radio" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stitcher</a>.<br> * Subscribe to <a href="//www.youtube.com/channel/UCNy_yEtnBgFJdqF0kP-Vb6A" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Applied Curiosity Lab YouTube</a><br> <br> Join the <a href="https://beckisaltzman.com/join-the-tribe-of-the-curious/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tribe of the Curious</a>.<br> <br> Special thanks to Carrie. Thanks for sharing Curiosity Bites research and ideas. Thanks for joining us this week. Until next time!