I thought science was the answer. I was wrong.

I’ve always been curious about people and how they react to certain life events. If you’ve ever lost someone who meant a lot to you, just pay attention to how people around you react to the same loss, or how they respond to you during that time, and you’ll learn a lot about the nature of people. I mean, people say the darndest things at funerals.

This post is not about funerals. But it does make me curious. Why do people react so strangely during times of discomfort and uncertainty? Sometimes th...