Psychopathy is traditionally conceived of as a psychological disorder marked by affective, interpersonal and behavioral facets. Villains in pop culture demonstrate those characteristics, and so do inmates. Daniel Komar, a senior at Juniata College studying Psychology, unveils the mystery of this phenomenon and challenges us to think about this issue differently through learned empathy.

Dan Komar is a senior at Juniata College. He is currently working on his senior thesis about psychopathy. His research is under supervision of Dr. Weldon who is also a speaker at this event.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx