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Short Wave — Anxious? Try Watching A Scary Movie
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Anxious? Try Watching A Scary Movie

Short Wave · 1147

In human history, fear kept us safe when running from predators and anxiety kept us from going back to that lion-infested area. But what happens when these feelings get out of hand in humans today? And why do some of us crave that feeling from scary movies or haunted houses? For answers, we turn to Arash Javanbakht, a…

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