In this episode of Thick & Thin, we’re spilling some tea- or better yet, we're finding out just why tea is spilled in the first place. Take a journey with me through the social evolution and psychology behind rumors and gossip, starting with the Salem Witch Trials. Why do we crave to know the intimate details of other’s lives? How are conspiracies born? Can gossip be a good thing? Answers to all that and more on this week’s episode. // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte //

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Rumors & Gossip | American Psych Association
Gossip is a social skill | NBC
Conversion Disorder and Mass Hysteria | Huffpost
Theories why hysteria ensued | Boston.com
The Witches of Salem | Newyorker
Salem Witch Trial Facts | Biography.com
The Causes of the Salem Witch Trials | All That's Interesting
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