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The Wellsprings of Human Violence
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05/27/20 • 30 min
Cultures around the world often express emotions differently but they share core feelings nonetheless. They are important for processing our experiences of the world, and even the ones which we shy from, emotions like fear, might just save our lives.
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The Gift of Prophecy
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12/05/19 • 28 min
Though we live in the present, humans are preoccupied with their future. It is uncertain and we find that deeply unsettling, so we look for any means to try to control it. But if we could really see into our futures, would we really like what we saw?
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In the Eye of the Beholder
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06/19/19 • 26 min
Beauty is not something we typically associate with being scared. It is alluring and aesthetically pleasing, but in many ways it can also be dangerous. And perhaps the scariest thing of all, is that beauty leads us willingly into peril and we will never know something is amiss until it is too late.
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Holding a Glass of Kool-Aid
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11/07/19 • 29 min
The fear of cults was particular to the 20th century. They were seen as dangerous groups that spirited away our youth and transformed them into murderous criminals. But we should take a moment and ask ourselves whether the threat of cults has really disappeared?
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Dead and Buried
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10/23/19 • 25 min
There was once a time when being buried alive was a cause of rather more serious concern. But with the advent of modern science and a better understanding of human anatomy, there is nothing for us to be scared about anymore, is there?
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The Glint of Light on Broken Glass
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07/17/19 • 24 min
Since time immemorial, humans have marvelled at the moon in the night sky. We made it our mission to reach it, to step on it, and in doing so uncover its secrets. And yet the moon still has some mysteries left, but we might just want to leave them hidden.
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A Continual Rustling
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11/21/19 • 27 min
Arachnophobia and entomophobia are two of the most common fears out there. For even the most steeliest of us, arthropods tend to induce a rather unique response. But what is it about our miniature neighbours that we find so disconcerting, and are we sure they are of what we should be scared?
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The Killing Joke
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05/22/19 • 24 min
We have all become accustomed to the grim visage of the distorted and subverted clowns of our childhood. Films and books have long traded on our fear of that painted face, and have spawned one of the most common phobias. But clowns are also a throwback to our childhoods, a time of youthful imagination, when we could innocently laugh at their playful antics. And we weren’t scared then, were we?
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Like a Deer in Headlights
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03/28/19 • 21 min
We have long needed our fight or flight instinct for survival. But in a world where survival has never been easier, this internal mechanism is somewhat unnecessary. And, instead, it simply paralyses us with anxiety, where we neither run nor battle, but simply freeze.
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Looking for Someone to Devour
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01/16/20 • 31 min
While spirit possession can seem like a superstitious throwback to a bygone era, it is an ever increasing phenomenon in the modern world. If you believe in possession, it is a terrifying prospect. It shows that evil is alive and well and waging a war on humanity. But even more horrifying, is what it means if possession is not real.
h/t to Scary Stories listener, Greg Carcione
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