Climate change is going to require collective action.

But how can individual actions make a difference?

On a new episode of Life Kit, we're walking you through

what sort of climate

choices can make an impact in your life and the lives of others.

Listen to Life Kit, part of NPR's Climate Week,

wherever you get your podcasts. Hi everyone. My name is Melinda.

Melinda. I'll see you do it. I'll see you do.

I'll see you.

I'll see you too. See you do this. Tingling sensations going down your neck into your back or up to the crown of your head,

feelings of warmth, acceptance, ease. You may even have memories of something from the past, a sense of

connectedness. Autonomous sensory meridian response, better known as ASMR,

is a soothing sensation that's triggered by visual audio and physical stimuli.

And in the last few years interest in a SMR has exploded.

There are millions of online videos offering a smr experiences, and scientists are getting

into the game and trying to figure out what it is and what its therapeutic benefits are.

Our guest today, Melinda Lau, is an ASMR immersive theater performance artist in New York City.

Today Melinda is going to help us understand a bit more about what ASMR is, and then we'll look into a small but growing body of science behind it.

Melinda, thanks for joining us on the science of happiness.

Hi Dicker, it's my pleasure to be on here. Melinda, thanks for joining us on the science of happiness.

Hi Decker, it's my pleasure to be on here.

Thanks for having me.

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