#69 - The Psychology of Fear: Why We Crave Being Scared, And How To Hack It
Update: 2025-10-18
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Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens plunge into the electrifying world of fear, unraveling the paradox of why humans are the only species that actively seek it out. From haunted houses and horror films to the terrifying thrill of roller coasters, discover how this “benign masochism” works in our brain. Explore the amygdala’s lightning-fast alarms, the hippocampus’s haunting memories, and the prefrontal cortex’s tug-of-war with terror. Learn why adrenaline makes time feel like it slows down, why goosebumps are a leftover survival trick, and why we sometimes freeze instead of fight or flee. And so much more!
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