In 2000, psychologists at Cornell made students wear an embarrassing Barry Manilow t-shirt into a room of strangers. The students estimated ~50% of people noticed. Actual number? About 20-25%.

A 2001 follow-up found that even when people DO notice your screwup, they judge you way less harshly than you expect. They've been there too.

Almost nobody noticed. The ones who did don't care. And you're the only one still thinking about it.

Gilovich, Medvec & Savitsky (2000). "The Spotlight Effect in Social Judgment." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Savitsky, Epley & Gilovich (2001). "Do Others Judge Us as Harshly as We Think?" Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Many have long believed in UFOs, but what's the science--and evidence-- behind them? David Grusch's explosive testimony to Congress, in which the former intelligence officer claims the government has been hiding UFOs from the public, made headlines worldwide, reigniting mainstream interest in the topic.

Episode three of “The Studies Show” looks at air embolisms, one weird way to die from oral sex during pregnancy.
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