Disgust

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    Why We Love to Be Grossed Out

    • By Marco Altamirano
    Nina Strohminger, perhaps not unlike many fans of raunchy comedies and horror flicks, is drawn to disgust. The University of Pennsylvania psychologist has written extensively on the feeling of being grossed out, and where it comes from. The dominant idea, developed by Paul Rozin and April Fallon, is that disgust evolved adaptively from an oral […]
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    Misdeeds & Disease: How Similar Are Disgust & Moral Disgust?

    • By Jeanette Bicknell
    Feliciano Guimaraes via Flickr Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . The news earlier this fall that chemical weapons had been used in Syria’s civil was seen as a new low in that conflict. Many people condemned their use as “disgusting”; President Obama, making the case for a military response, […]
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