They make my brain tingle, whether they mean to or not ...

A spate of YouTube videos that use crinkling, crunching and whispering sounds to trigger tingling sensations may seem odd but the videos and performers have become not only a social phenomenon, they ...

Some of these videos were intentionally made as ASMR triggers — others, like episodes from Bob Ross’ The Joy of Painting, just happened to include the triggers by accident. The dude has a weird, ...

Between 2020 being a dumpster fire of a year, and our not-so-healthy social media spirals frequently reminding us of it, it’s really no surprise that many of us have been struggling to get a good ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I have just spent 38 minutes looking at someone unwrapping three bars of chocolate. Before that, I watched a ...

As a child, Taylor, aka "ASMR Darling" on YouTube, was watching someone draw her a picture. The hand movements and sounds of the soft scratching of the crayons caused her entire body to tingle. She ...

Maybe it is the rustle of canvas unfurling, or the sharp snipping of the stylist’s shears as they tidy up your bangs. Whatever it is, it resonates down your scalp and spine like a tuning fork. Certain ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) occurs when certain stimuli, including sounds, visuals, or close contact with another person, produce tingling or calm feelings and sensations. Share on ...