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37 - Thought Lab 4: The Psychology of Horror
37 - Thought Lab 4: The Psychology of Horror
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37 minutes
Released:
Oct 28, 2021
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Grizzly bears are scary. But what about zombie grizzly bears? What’s makes something horrifying rather than just frightening? Paul has a theory. It turns out that humans have a psychological way of organizing the world that also creates the possibility of getting really creeped-out. It helps explain the horror of the zombie grizzly why the old Dracula was creepier than Twilight and how war propaganda can turn enemies into monsters. ReferencesDavid Livingstone-Smith (philosopher where Paul’s getting his ideas about essentialism and dehumanization from)Credits Paul SagarClayton Tapp (intro)David Zikovitz (outro)Sep (art)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35146517&fan_landing=true)
Released:
Oct 28, 2021
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Podcast episode
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