#483 – Julia Shaw: Criminal Psychology of Murder, Serial Killers, Memory & Sex

Lex Fridman PodcastOctober 14, 2025

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  • Understanding harmful behavior isn’t the same as excusing it

    Posted by seed09 on October 18, 2026 at 7:02 am

    Criminal psychology asks how violence, deception, and manipulation develop. Explaining a mechanism can improve prevention and investigation without reducing accountability for choices or harm. The distinction matters because moral condemnation alone explains little, while explanation without attention to victims can sound like absolution.

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