Singing the science: using karaoke to examine blushing
Most of us know what it feels like to blush. The face becomes warm and red, and we experience self-conscious emotions, such as embarrassment, shyness, shame, and pride. It is perhaps no wonder that Charles Darwin referred to it as “the most peculiar and the most human of all expressions”. But why do we blush, […]
Is your teenager too anxious to socialize?
Social situations are often avoided by teenagers with social anxiety under the assumption that they are not capable of handling them well. But is this assumption correct? Here we go again. Your teenager’s extroverted friend wants to drag them to a party. Social situations make them anxious, and they tell you, “But I’m not good […]
