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Eva Holland presents Nerve in conversation with Ferris Jabr

On July 1 at 6 PM (PT), we hosted Eva Holland in conversation with Ferris Jabr on Zoom. Award-winning long-form journalist Eva Holland had always understood that her deepest fears were the death of her mother and falling from heights. She spends the majority of her life avoiding heights when possible, and managing exposure when necessary; but when her mother suddenly passes away, Holland is sent spiraling into a period of deep grief. When, months later, she begins to resurface, the realization that she has survived her worst fear emboldens her to begin an odyssey of confronting fear itself. Nerve: Adventures in the Science of Fear (The Experiment) chronicles Holland’s investigation of the science of fear, trauma, and anxiety. Using herself as a test subject, she jumps out of airplanes, ice climbs to nerve-wracking heights, and delves into her fears of loss to better understand what her research in the science, medicine, and history of fear reveals. Along the way, Holland meets the scientists who are developing a pill to leech the fear and horror from traumatic memories, and seeks out the sufferers of a rare disease that prevents them from ever feeling fear. And as she goes, she applies her research and experiences towards managing her own fears in order to have a more fulfilled life. Holland is joined in conversation by Ferris Jabr, contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and Scientific American. Purchase a copy of Nerve here: https://www.powells.com/book/-9781615... Stay up to date with future Powell's events here: http://www.powells.com/eventsupdate