We have a strong tendency to overreact emotionally and underreact behaviourally to news of infectious diseases.
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Evolution can explain why animals are scared – but what can we do to help?
Modern life has removed real fear as an experience for most of us. But this basic animal emotion is crucial to the human experience
Fake news has been used in the past to feed into people’s fears and prejudices. A particularly poignant story from 1913 relates to the wrongful conviction of an innocent man named Leo Frank.
Fear is a potent emotion that influences our decision-making. Each presidential candidate has tried to harness it during the last stretch of the campaign.
Freezing might have psychological benefits. Many people who “freeze” report little or no memory of the trauma.
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