Why Do We Blush When We're Embarrassed?
About this episode
This episode explores the involuntary reaction of blushing and its implications during embarrassing moments.
Blushing is an involuntary reaction that can seem to draw more attention to yourself at exactly the worst moment. Learn why this embarrassing response to embarrassment can actually be useful in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/blush.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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