The Science of Awkwardness

awkward......... Sources and extra links below! me on twitter: me on instagram: music by 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: (13)00211-4/abstract?cc=y 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: