Some people just don’t get it. You tell them you love horror movies and their faces contort in confusion - maybe a little disgust. How could anyone enjoy being scared? It’s a question that the ...

This article originally appeared in Zócalo Public Square. Fear gets a bad rap. It’s a so-called negative emotion, one that supposedly stands between us and our dreams. It is certainly true that pure ...

The fairy tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears teaches young kids about the sweet spots of life. From that favorite chair to the perfect temperature of food, sweet spots can be found everywhere. Did ...

The Big Ideas: What Do We Fear? Seeking out the scary and the spooky can be a fun and healthy way to build resilience and learn to cope with stress. Share full article Doreen Haviland screams while ...

A new study shows lab mice become less anxious after living outdoors, even reversing existing fear in just one week.

I grew up scared of everything: death, the dark, my own face in the bathroom mirror. Eventually, I learned my bottomless fear belied several anxiety and anxiety-adjacent disorders that I’ve been ...

Like haunted houses? Scientists do! That’s because they’re an excellent place to study how humans respond to – and even actively seek out... Why do we like haunted houses? The science behind why ...

Fall for me as a teenager meant football games, homecoming dresses—and haunted houses. My friends organized group trips to the local fairground, where barn sheds were turned into halls of horror, and ...