For nearly a week last month, people around the world eagerly awaited updates on the saga of the missing Titan submersible. Each moment upped the ante, as the theoretical clock of suspected available oxygen neared zero, until ultimately, the story ended in tragedy with the discovery of debris. But the story started with tragedy, too. The five passengers aboard the submersible were attempting to descend 13,000 ft. to the ocean floor to visit the site of the RMS Titanic, which … Continue reading Why are we so drawn to tragedy? A psychological sciences professor explains