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Maybe we should split up! In frightening scenarios, fear is contagious
Maybe we should split up! In frightening scenarios, fear is contagious,Whether we like it or not, fear is a natural and necessary part of life of being alive. When our species first came into being on the African savanna, we found ourselves smack in the middle of a robust food web that we weren’t necessarily always at the top of. Having a healthy fear of predators might have been the difference between becoming a snack and staying alive.

Maybe we should split up! In frightening scenarios, fear is contagious

Whether we like it or not, fear is a natural and necessary part of life of being alive. When our species first came into being on the African savanna, we found ourselves smack in the middle of a robust food web that we weren’t necessarily always at the top of. Having a healthy fear of predators might have been the difference between becoming a snack and staying alive.