"Lonely Starbucks lover"? Why on earth do you still mishear that lyric from Swift's "Blank Space"? We explore the phenomenon of misheard lyrics (which have a fascinating psychological origin) in this week's episode of the Science of Us.
Read more about this research here: http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/11/why-you-keep-mishearing-that-taylor-swift-lyric.html
Tune in Thursdays to see new Science of Us animations! And watch our past episodes, such as...
...this one about what your cat is saying to you: http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/07/how-to-speak-cat.html
...and this one about why pessimism is good for you: http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/08/why-a-little-pessimism-is-good-for-you.html
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