The Science of Awkwardness
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Embarrassment and prosociality: ~keltner/publications/
Empathetic Embarrassment:
Cringe subreddit:
awkward hug gifs:
Embarrassment:
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows:
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (on YouTube):
“Why Are We Morbidly Curious?” (related Vsauce video):
social rejection and physical pain:
Social awkwardness and genetics:
Psychology experiments that test the breaking of social norms are called “breaching experiments”:
Stage Fright:
Oxytocin:
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Oxytocin and fear/anxiety:
negativity bias:
more negative emotions than positive:
Eleanor Roosevelt quote:
“in you 20s and 30s…” quote:
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows:
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (on YouTube):
“sonder” gif:
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