Invisibilia: Should Wild Bears Be Feared Or Befriended?
A photographer who walks deep into the woods in search of a wild bear wonders if his curiosity will overcome his fear. Can bears and humans co-exist?
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At TED This Week, Two Speakers Got To The Root Of Things
At the TED Conference in Vancouver this week, two Fellows, Devita Davison and Damon Davis talked about putting ideas to work to invigorate marginalized communities from within.
Researchers Build 'Nightmare Machine'
An MIT project rolled out just in time for Halloween uses artificial intelligence to generate horror images.
For Students In Tulsa, Pain Frames Conversation About Crutcher
Rebecca Lee teaches in Tulsa. Lee has been talking with students about their feelings after Terence Crutcher, whose daughter attends her school, was shot to death. She shared them publicly online.
Hollywood Jet Gives Fearful Fliers The Courage To Soar
A small group boards a 727 jet parked on a studio sound stage in Southern California. The airplane cabin is normally used for filming movies — but these "passengers" have real-world fears.
To Conquer Fear, A Man Turns Rejection Into A Game
Jason Comely was terrified of being rejected. The only cure, he figured, was to get rejected on purpose, once a day. It started to hurt less and less. And then it actually started to become fun.
Scaring People Can Make Them Healthier, But It Isn't Always The Way To Go
Fear campaigns can motivate people to quit smoking or eat less. But fearmongering can go too far. When is scaring for health's sake acceptable, and when is it distasteful?
The Hair-Raising Science Of Goose Bumps
Skunk Bear's shivery new video explores how and why our skin acts so weird when we watch a scary movie, get cold or listen to music.