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Why Do We Like To Be Afraid?

Season 2016 Episode 28 | 7m 59s

From horror movies to roller coasters, we like to be in situations that scare us. But isn't fear supposed to be an unpleasant experience? We talk with psychologist, David Zald, about what happens in our brain when we get scared and why we like it so much.

Aired: 05/04/16
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At the start of last year, Craig decided to run a marathon.
Bananas all over the world are at risk! What can we do to save them?
Carl Wilson has been a freelance professional wrestler for over a decade.
Charles Trippy has been uploading his life to youtube every day for 7 years.
Is hacking good or bad? Can hackers make us safer?
85% of the mass of our universe is made up of dark matter.
Henry Darger is one of the most famous outsider artists in the world.
Area 51 might be the most well-known top secret military base in the world.
An Earthship is a fully renewable, carbon-neutral home.
We used to think nuclear power would solve all of our energy problems.