Why We’re Drawn to Death, Crime, & Danger - Coltan Scrivner

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Chapters & Sections (45)

0:00 Morbid Curiosity and the Psychology of Violence chapter 3
0:00 Morbid Curiosity and Academic Background
1:09 Human Paradoxes of Violence and Fear
3:04 Human Fascination with Dark or Morbid Content
5:22 Benefits of Predator Inspection without Danger chapter 2
5:22 Benefits of Predator Inspection without Danger
7:31 Measuring Morbid Curiosity in Academics
9:47 Supernatural and Paranormal Beliefs Explained chapter 2
9:47 Interest in the Paranormal and the Unknown
11:47 Understanding Human Fear of Unknown Threats
13:48 Understanding Paranormal Threats and Mitigation chapter 2
13:48 Understanding Paranormal Threats and Mitigation
15:27 Morbid Curiosity in Evolutionary Context
17:50 Evolutionary Purpose of Dreams and Threats chapter 2
17:50 Evolutionary Purpose of Dreams and Threats
19:41 Dreams and the Simulation of Threats
22:12 Morbid Curiosity and Human Behavior chapter 2
22:12 Morbid Curiosity and Human Behavior
23:44 Personality Traits and Morbid Curiosity
27:25 Correlation Between Disgust and Morbid Curiosity chapter 2
27:25 Correlation Between Disgust and Morbid Curiosity
29:36 Exploring Disgust Sensitivity and Morbid Curiosity
31:29 Author Reflects on Pandemic and Curiosity chapter 3
31:29 Impact of Morbid Curiosity on Pandemic Anxiety
33:19 Resilience in Early Months of Pandemic
34:29 Fascination with Serial Killers and Fan Mail
35:46 Morbid Curiosity and Dark Personality Traits chapter 5
35:46 Attractiveness of Dark Personality Traits
37:37 Group Differences in True Crime and War Stories
39:36 Childhood Play and Socialization of Violence
40:54 Teaching Kids Science and Managing Attention Spans
42:26 Adapting Mafia Game for Kids
44:38 Children's Morbid Curiosity and Police Body Cams chapter 3
44:38 Children's Fascination with Violence and Morbid Curiosity
47:06 Analyzing Horror Genre and Ambiguity
48:24 Defining Horror Movies through Character Dynamics
49:55 Morbid Curiosity in Zombie Movies Explained chapter 3
49:55 Morbid Curiosity in Zombie Movies Explained
51:42 Zombie Movies and Morbid Curiosity
52:58 Horror Cinematography Techniques and Jump Scares
55:20 Right Hemisphere Dominance in Visual Attention chapter 4
55:20 Right Hemisphere Dominance in Visual Attention
57:14 Morbid Curiosity and Desensitization in Modern Society
1:00:00 Horror Movie Fans Perceived as Less Empathetic
1:01:21 Psychological Analysis of Horror Movie Fans

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