Hidden Brain · December 1, 2025 · 52m

Murder Mystery

Shankar Vedantam (solo)

Why are so many of us drawn to horror, gore, and true crime? Why do we crane our necks to see the scene of a crash on the highway? Psychologist Coltan Scrivner says that our natural morbid curiosity serves a purpose.

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