Swearing is Good for You is my first popular science book, which looks at the science of swearing. I argue (using peer reviewed science!) that swearing is both big and clever. It’s likely to have been one of the first forms of language that we developed and, since then, it’s been helping us to deal with pain, work together, manage our emotions and improve our minds.
Available now in the UK and Australia, and on preorder in the US and Canada.
Emma Byrne, Science Writer and Broadcaster 