Short Stuff: Why does it feel good to be scared?
The podcast explores why humans voluntarily seek out fear through haunted houses, scary movies, and roller coasters, despite fear being an unpleasant survival response. The hosts explain that the thrill comes not from the scare itself, but from the biological and emotional payoff of overc
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