Curiously Scientific
Curiously Scientific
The Science Behind
The Psychology of Fear and Humor
15 minutes Posted Apr 15, 2021 at 3:00 pm.
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 April Fools just passed, and as teenagers, of course, we pulled some pranks. Pranks can be both funny and scary, so in this episode, Frank and Sarah talk about fear and humor. They go into detail about what makes something funny, and why comedians are.... well.. comedians. They also talk about fear and phobias. Did you know there was a fear of having peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth? No? Well, neither did they! 

Lastly, April is also Parkinson's' disease awareness month. So as promised here are the resources you can use to learn more about the disorder, and to help people finding a cure: 

[email protected]

https://www.parkinson.org/

https://www.apdaparkinson.org/