Why Do Things Sound Scary?

Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you ?) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/PBSDSDonate Why are sounds scary? They're just vibrations. Blame your brainClick here to SUBSCRIBE, it's FREE! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓ More below ↓ Enter a dimension of sound, science, and fearMusic by Podington Bear http://podingtonbear.com/ References and more: What's That Buzz? http://www.youtube.com/user/BuzzMoranSFX Seth Horowitz - The Universal Sense http://amzn.to/19Nd4NC Vsauce "You Live In The Past": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTOODPf-iuc ASAPScience "Can You Trust Your Eyes?": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZflIMBxyIak It's Okay To Be Smart "Pay Attention!": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-PvAZq3jW4 Kyle Hill - The Animals Hiding in a T. rex's Roar: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2013/04/10/the-animals-hiding-in-a-t-rexs-roar/ Daniel Blumstein - Film soundtracks and nonlinear sounds: http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2010/05/20/rsbl.2010.0333.full Oskar Sala - Crow attack from The Birds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hplpQt424Ls Krzysztof Pendercki - "Utrenja" from The Shining http://youtu.be/O8Vuf5lzV3E Bernard Herrmann - "Prelude/Radar" from The Day The Earth Stood Still http://youtu.be/3ULhiVqeF5U ----------------- Have an idea for an episode or an amazing science question you want answered? Leave a comment below! Tweet at me: jtotheizzoe Email me: itsokaytobesmart AT gmail DOT com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmart For more awesome science, check out: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com Written and hosted by Joe Hanson Special thanks to KLRU for help with this episode PBS Digital Studios: http://www.youtube.com/user/pbsdigitalstudios ----------- More videos: Why Do We Go To Space? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TES491F2e6c Want more? Monuments http://youtu.be/07K0vo-d1HA Want even MORE? Animal Superpowers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e69yaWDkVGs "Bloopers Vol. 1" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xahPvbNvGTA