Fear is different than being scared, most notably because fear is generally a negative thing and being scared can cause an enjoyable thrill. We'll get into the difference in today's episode.

Fear is different than being scared, most notably because fear is generally a negative thing and being scared can cause an enjoyable thrill. We'll get into the difference in today's episode.

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Short Stuff: Why does it feel good to be scared?

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Even though curses aren’t real – and we go to great pains to make that clear – they are pretty interesting, especially ones you haven’t heard of before. So we dug deep and found some of the curses that don’t always hog the spotlight for this fun episode.

Even though curses aren&rsquo;t real &ndash; and we go to great pains to make that clear &ndash; they are pretty interesting, especially ones you haven&rsquo;t heard of before. So we dug deep and found some of the curses that don&rsquo;t always hog the spotlight for this fun episode.

Some Interesting Curses

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It’s a pretty safe assumption that people have been born with birthmarks since humanity began, and between then and now we’ve come up with some wacky, even dangerous, explanations for them – even a few that survive still today. Learn all about them in this classic episode.

It&rsquo;s a pretty safe assumption that people have been born with birthmarks since humanity began, and between then and now we&rsquo;ve come up with some wacky, even dangerous, explanations for them &ndash; even a few that survive still today. Learn all about them in this classic episode.

Selects: Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the Devil

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Since the age of Descartes, science has put all of its eggs in the basket of determinism, the idea that with accurate enough measurements any aspect of the universe could be predicted. But the universe, it turns out, is not so tidy.

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<li>Since the age of Descartes, science has put all of its eggs in the basket of determinism, the idea that with accurate enough measurements any aspect of the universe could be predicted. But the universe, it turns out, is not so tidy.</li>
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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Chaos Theory Changed the Universe

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Short Stuff: Why does it feel good to be scared?

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