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Since the creator/writer/host/producer of samsplaining science values a democracy, Sam took to an instagram poll to decide this week’s topic – the science of swearing!

Sources:

1. Van Lanket D. and Cummings, J.L., Expletives: neurolinguistic and neurobbehavioral perspectives on swearing. (1999). Brain Research Reviews. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10611497/

2. Stapleton, K. et al., The power of swearing: What we know and what we don’t. (2022). Lingua. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/sdfe/reader/pii/S002438412200170X/pdf

3. Stephens, R. and Robertson, O. Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Hypoalgesic Effects of Novel “Swear” Words. (2020). Frontiers in Psychology. Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00723/full

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