How Fear Works

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2011

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Fear results from your brain's reaction to a stressful stimulus, and -- though it may be unpleasant -- it plays a crucial role in the life of every human being. But how does it work (and why)? Join Josh and Chuck as they explore the sensation of fear.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:30.4	Brought to you by the reinvented 2012 Camry.
0:33.3	It's ready for you.
0:35.8	Welcome to Stucky Should Know, GrimhouseStuffWorks.com.
0:45.8	Hey and welcome to The Podcast.
0:47.3	I'm Josh Clark.
0:48.8	Charles W. Chuck Bryan is looking deeply into the eyes of Nicola Tesla right now for some reason.
0:54.6	I never noticed that he literally is staring at me the whole time.
0:57.9	I said, you know, I once wrote an article for HowStuffWorks.com about why the eyes and some
1:03.4	paintings follow you.
1:04.9	Oh really?
1:05.9	Yeah.
1:06.9	Dude, why didn't you tell me about that?
1:08.9	I don't know.
1:09.9	We've never podcasted on it because it would literally be like a five minute podcast.
1:12.8	Well maybe we can bring it up.
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