EPISODE · Oct 13, 2023 · 10 MIN
Ep.26: Why Is Everyone (Including Me) So Obsessed with Murder Documentaries?
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Murder documentaries, murder podcasts, books, videos and I don't know what. Netflix is full of it as well - stories about murders and murderers are everywhere and I was wondering: why is everyone (including me) so interested and obsessed with it? Why are we so attracted to those stories? You can find out in today's episode.⭐Přepis, slovíčka a kvíz: TADY⭐ Napiš mi zprávu, jak se ti to líbilo TADY (@dagmar–tomaskova)email: [email protected] (Zdroje):Scrivner, Coltan. “The psychology of morbid curiosity: Development and initial validation of the morbid curiosity scale”, Personality and Individual Differences, Volume 183, 2021,https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886921005183 Schmidt-Petersen, Jennifer. “Why are we so obsessed with true crime?”, The University of Law, https://www.law.ac.uk/resources/blog/why-we-love-true-crime/ Spanner, Holy. “Why are we so obsessed with true crime?”, BBC: Science Focushttps://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-are-we-so-obsessed-with-true-crime SWNS, “Expert reveals biological reason why we’re obsessed with true crime shows”, NY Post, 2023, https://nypost.com/2023/02/14/expert-reveals-biological-reason-for-true-crime-obsession/ Watson, Galadriel. “Why Solving Puzzles Feels So Satisfying Especially During A Quarantie”, Washington Post, 2020, https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/why-solving-puzzles-feels-so-satisfying-especially-during-a-quarantine/2020/05/03/b87ac636-8bda-11ea-9dfd-990f9dcc71fc_story.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Murder documentaries, murder podcasts, books, videos and I don't know what. Netflix is full of it as well - stories about murders and murderers are everywhere and I was wondering: why is everyone (including me) so interested and obsessed with it? Why are we so attracted to those stories? You can find out in today's episode.⭐Přepis, slovíčka a kvíz: TADY⭐ Napiš mi zprávu, jak se ti to líbilo TADY (@dagmar–tomaskova)email: [email protected] (Zdroje):Scrivner, Coltan. “The psychology of morbid curiosity: Development and initial validation of the morbid curiosity scale”, Personality and Individual Differences, Volume 183, 2021,https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886921005183 Schmidt-Petersen, Jennifer. “Why are we so obsessed with true crime?”, The University of Law, https://www.law.ac.uk/resources/blog/why-we-love-true-crime/ Spanner, Holy. “Why are we so obsessed with true crime?”, BBC: Science Focushttps://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-are-we-so-obsessed-with-true-crime SWNS, “Expert reveals biological reason why we’re obsessed with true crime shows”, NY Post, 2023, https://nypost.com/2023/02/14/expert-reveals-biological-reason-for-true-crime-obsession/ Watson, Galadriel. “Why Solving Puzzles Feels So Satisfying Especially During A Quarantie”, Washington Post, 2020, https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/why-solving-puzzles-feels-so-satisfying-especially-during-a-quarantine/2020/05/03/b87ac636-8bda-11ea-9dfd-990f9dcc71fc_story.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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