Report: You Bug Me; Now Science Explains Why
Traffic. Mosquitoes. People who snap their gum. People who crack their knuckles. There are so many things in the world that are just downright annoying, NPR reports.
But what makes them annoying? It’s the question that NPR Science Correspondent Joe Palca and Science Friday’s Flora Lichtman set out to answer in their new book, Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us.
For instance, why is hearing someone else’s phone call more irritating than just overhearing a normal conversation? In an interview with Morning Edition’s Renee Montagne, Lichtman explains why this is so grating.
“It’s half of a conversation,” she said.
Read the full article here.
