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Cool Stuff Daily

Fri. 08/05 - Your Brain On Horror

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Tech News, News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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0:39.0

I'm Jackson Bird today.

0:41.2

Let's talk about your brain on horror movies.

0:45.1

Plus, Mark Cuban wants to turn a Texas town into Jurassic Park.

0:50.1

And a virtual map that lets you see what your town looked like millions of years ago.

0:55.7

Here's some cool stuff for your ride home.

1:01.2

Between summer blockbuster releases and the impending start of Halloween season,

1:07.5

pumpkin-shaped candy was already on the shelves when I went grocery shopping yesterday,

1:11.6

we are in prime time for new horror films.

1:15.6

Whether you've just seen Jordan Peel's nope or are gearing up for Halloween ends in October,

1:21.6

perhaps you'd like a peek beneath your own skull at just what is happening in your brain and your body when you

1:29.5

watch horror movies. Or if you've never been a scary movie person, maybe knowing a bit more

1:36.2

of the science behind your reactions will help you be able to distance yourself from the

1:41.6

terror on the screen. In the same way that I've previously reported

1:45.5

on the hack of reading the Wikipedia summaries of scary movies before watching them so you can

1:51.4

relieve yourself of any jump scare-like moments and just enjoy the film for its other merits.

1:57.3

It's a spicy take, I know, but it works for a very specific type of person.

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