Coltan Scrivner, Ph.D., is a behavioral scientist at the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University and in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University. He investigates the evolutionary and psychological underpinnings of our fascination with the darker side of life, including horror, true crime, and all types of scary play.
A new study finds that people who are curious about threatening or dangerous situations are more likely to buy into conspiracy theories.
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