Settle in people, settle in because today is the day that David J. Linden, professor of neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, talks to Fresh Air’s Terry Gross about why vodka, marijuana, orgasms, gambling and other stuff along those lines make us feel.so.darn.good.

Linden’s new book is The Compass of Pleasure.

Ever wonder why….

… fatty foods, orgasms, exercise, marijuana, generosity, vodka, learning and gambling feel so good?

On tomorrow’s Fresh Air neuroscientist DAVID LINDEN tells us about the pleasure circuitry of the brain, how it’s activated, and how that sometimes turns into addiction.

Oh yeah! Linden has a new book, too, The Compass of Pleasure.