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Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look Away

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Availability:In StockContributor:Coltan ScrivnerPublish date:10/7/2025Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780143137344ISBN-10:143137344UPC:9780143137344Book Category:Psychology, Self-HelpBook Subcategory:Evolutionary Psychology, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Self-ManagementBook Topic:Stress ManagementSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCAXRST6D0

Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look Away

"A fascinating examination of a feature of human nature that all of us have, most of us deplore (at least in others), and few of us understand."
--Steven Pinker, New York Times bestselling author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now

The leading expert on the science behind morbid curiosity explains our spooky, gory, and macabre fascinations

What makes us peek at a car wreck or binge-watch true...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780143137344ISBN-10:143137344UPC:9780143137344Book Category:Psychology, Self-HelpBook Subcategory:Evolutionary Psychology, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Self-ManagementBook Topic:Stress ManagementSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCAXRST6D0
Coltan Scrivner, PhD, is a behavioral scientist and horror entertainment producer. He is the world's leading expert on the science behind morbid curiosity and the appeal of frightening entertainment. He is also the executive director of the Nightmare in the Ozarks Film Festival and the Eureka Springs Zombie Crawl, one of the largest gatherings of zombies in the world.
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

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