Short Stuff: Why does it feel good to be scared?

Freetown Christiania

The sort of commune of Freetown Christiania in Denmark may not be what it used to be, but it's still true to many of its original values. Learn all about this unique neighborhood today. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Short Stuff: Why does it feel good to be scared?

Fear is different than being scared, most notably because fear is generally a negative thing and being scared can cause an enjoyable thrill. We'll get into the difference in today's episode. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Some Interesting Curses

Even though curses aren’t real – and we go to great pains to make that clear – they are pretty interesting, especially ones you haven’t heard of before. So we dug deep and found some of the curses that don’t always hog the spotlight for this fun episode. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Selects: Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the Devil

It’s a pretty safe assumption that people have been born with birthmarks since humanity began, and between then and now we’ve come up with some wacky, even dangerous, explanations for them – even a few that survive still today. Learn all about them in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Chaos Theory Changed the Universe

* Since the age of Descartes, science has put all of its eggs in the basket of determinism, the idea that with accurate enough measurements any aspect of the universe could be predicted. But the universe, it turns out, is not so tidy. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.