Below, co-authors Ruth DeFoster and Natashia Swalve share five key insights from their new book, The Fear Knot: How Science, History, and Culture Shape Our Fears – and How to Get Unstuck.

Ruth is a journalism professor and media scholar who teaches at the University of Minnesota, where she is also the Director of the Undergraduate Studies for the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Natashia is a neuroscience professor at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, where she teaches psychology and psychopharmacology.

What’s the big idea?

The Fear Knot explores our misguided human fears, from premature burials to GMOs, while explaining the real dangers out there—and why you’re less likely to be afraid of them. With the right tools, we can all be better equipped to untie th

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