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BOO! The Science of Scary with Mathias Clasen & Heather Berlin
Season 12 · Episode 44

BOO! The Science of Scary with Mathias Clasen & Heather Berlin

Why do we like being scared? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore the haunting effects of horror and recreational fear with horror scholar and author, Mathias Clasen, and neuroscientist, Heather Berlin, PhD.

StarTalk Radio · Neil deGrasse Tyson, Heather Berlin, Mathias Clasen, Chuck Nice

October 19, 202155m 30s

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Show Notes

Why do we like being scared? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore the haunting effects of horror and recreational fear with horror scholar and author, Mathias Clasen, and neuroscientist, Heather Berlin, PhD. 

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