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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: We’re Morbidly Curious About What “Might Have Been”
Description: Learn about counterfactual curiosity; the first entanglement-based quantum network; and Rome’s remarkable Cloaca Maxima.
We're morbidly curious to discover what "might have been," even though it can cause regret by Kelsey Donk
We Have A Strong Urge To Find Out What Might Have Been — Even When This Leads To Feelings Of Regret. (2021, April 8). Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/04/08/we-have-a-strong-urge-to-find-out-what-might-have-been-even-when-this-leads-to-feelings-of-regret/
FitzGibbon, L., Komiya, A., & Murayama, K. (2021). The lure of counterfactual curiosity: People incur a cost to experience regret. Psychological science, 32(2), 241-255. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797620963615
Researchers have created the first entanglement-based quantum network by Briana Brownell
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