The Science of Staring

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Science, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Life Sciences

4.3 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2013

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The Science of Staring: Your mother always told you it's not polite to stare - and yet we do. Why is starring a part of who we are? Why do subway staring contests occur and can we actually feel people's eyes crawling over our bodies? All of this and more

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0:00.0	This is the story of a man who's fascinated me.
0:03.5	His name was Sweet Daddy Grace, and that's a name you don't forget.
0:08.0	He was a visionary who built a fortune as a black man during Jim Crow, during the Depression.
0:15.0	But today, not many people know about him.
0:18.0	He raised, sort of wiped out, and I wonder if this was done intentionally.
0:23.0	Listen to Sweet Daddy Grace on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.0	Hi, I'm Frida.
0:32.0	And I'm Arthi.
0:33.0	We have spent the last 20 years building and working at some of the largest companies in the world.
0:38.0	We work with some remarkable people, Rob McAllini.
0:41.0	When I see the people of Rexson, I grew up exactly like them.
0:44.0	Check out the Arthi and Frida show.
0:46.0	That is AARTHI and SRIRAMSHOW.
0:53.0	Listen to the Arthi and Frida show on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:00.0	I'm Will Bailey.
1:02.0	For years I've been on the road playing shows and seeing America through live music.
1:06.0	This summer, I'll hit the stage with Season 2 of Sound of Artown.
1:09.0	10 cities, 12 episodes, every other Thursday.
1:12.0	We explore the live music venues and culture of a new American city with each new episode.
1:17.0	Our tour continues into the kind of venues you want to get to when you land in Detroit.
1:21.0	Providence, Denver, or Seattle.
1:24.0	Listen to Sound of Artown on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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