{"id":62,"date":"2017-03-24T17:49:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T17:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emotions.squareeye.net\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2024-02-14T09:33:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T09:33:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emotionslab.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/files.emotionslab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/19095106\/Bell-rage.jpg&#8221; global_module=&#8221;256&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;background&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;42px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.3&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/files.emotionslab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/19094848\/anger.600&#215;400.jpg&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15em||0px||false|false&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,3_5,1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Emotions Lab uses the study of the past to help us understand our feelings in the present.<\/p>\n<p>It was launched in March 2019 and was created by Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary University of London.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.history.qmul.ac.uk\/emotions\/\">visit our Centre\u2019s website<\/a> to find out more about who we are, and also <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-357683788\">check out our podcasts<\/a>, follow us <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emotionshistory\">on Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/emotionsblog.history.qmul.ac.uk\/\">read our blog<\/a>, which has been publishing posts on all things emotional since 2011.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to stay in touch with new developments at The Emotions Lab please sign up with your email below.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Keep in touch with The Emotions Lab<\/h2>\n<p>The Emotions Lab has just been launched and new content will be added later. 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