Check it out: 'Ask Us Anything' from Popular Science. On this episode, GOOSEBUMPS - podcast episode cover

Check it out: 'Ask Us Anything' from Popular Science. On this episode, GOOSEBUMPS

Nov 12, 202515 min
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Episode description

Popular Science answers your most outlandish, mind-burning questions—from the everyday things you’ve always wondered to the bizarre things you never thought to ask. 

On this episode: Goosebumps are a valuable tool for many animals. They keep mammals with thick fur warm by trapping air near their skin, or help make them look bigger when facing off against a rival. However, in humans a wide range of emotions can also induce goosebumps. BUT WHY? Join PopSci Editor Sarah Durn and Editor-in-Chief Annie Colbert as they explain the science AND chat with Goosebumps legend, RL Stine. 


Read the full story that inspired this episode: https://www.popsci.com/science/why-goosebumps-happen/


If you have a question for a future episode, go to: PopSci.com/ask

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