The Squishy, Slimey Science Of ASMR

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🗓️ 19 May 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Encore episode. The science is nascent and a little squishy, but researchers like Giulia Poerio are trying to better understand ASMR — a feeling triggered in the brains of some people by whispering, soft tapping, and delicate gestures. She explains how it works, and tells reporter Emily Kwong why slime might be an Internet fad that is, for some, a sensory pleasure-trigger.

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0:28.3	Maddie Sifaya here with our very own Shortwave reporter
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0:40.2	Why are we whispering?
0:41.6	Because today's episode is about ASMR.
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