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#59: Why Being Scared Is Good for You | Coltan Scrivner
We’ve made life so safe that most of us are out of practice at handling fear. Michael speaks with Coltan Scrivner about why being scared can be good for you. Scrivner, a psychologist at Arizona State University and author of Morbidly Curious, unpacks why humans are drawn to danger, the four kinds of morbid curiosity, why horror fans held up better in the pandemic, the sweet spot of fear, and when too much true crime starts to warp how dangerous the world feels. They discuss:
(00:00) Cold open
(01:03) Why we can't look away from crime and danger
(06:59) The four kinds of morbid curiosity…
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