Why Are We Afraid of the Dark? | Science Podcast for Kids
Why are we afraid of the dark? Discover what happens in your brain after lights out in this fun STEM science episode for kids, parents, and homeschool.
When your bedroom light clicks off, your eyes hand over detective duty to your brain's imaginative night watchman. In complete darkness, our eyes cannot deliver clear pictures, so our brain tries to protect us by rapidly guessing what might be lurking in the shadows. That terrifying pile of laundry on your desk chair? It isn't a monster—it is your brain running high-speed pattern prediction to keep you safe! Long ago, this built-in…
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