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This 715-song playlist is scientifically verified to give you the chills, thanks to “frisson”

Tetiana Shyshkina

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Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as “frisson.” What is it, and why does it happen?

It’s 2006. I’m on the school bus listening to my iPod, when on comes Johnny Cash’s “Hurt.” The song begins softly, a wistful Cash singing of loss and regret over sparse acoustic plucking. Full story.

Sam Gilberg (Big Think) / May 17, 2022

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