  An important component of the structure of the atom, the effects of
spin-orbit coupling are present in many sub-fields of physics. Most of these
effects are present continuously. We present a detailed study of the dynamics
of changing the spin-orbit coupling in an ultra-cold Bose gas, coupling the
motion of the atoms to their spin. We find that the spin-orbit coupling greatly
increases the damping towards equilibrium. We interpret this damping as spin
drag, which is enhanced by spin-orbit coupling rate, scaled by a remarkable
factor of $8.9(6)$~s. We also find that spin-orbit coupling lowers the final
temperature of the Bose gas after thermalization.
