ASMR - a strange tingle in the head caused by certain sights and sounds - is a growing YouTube subculture. Now scientists are starting to investigate what the possible causes might be. Just over a ...

These videos often fall under the umbrella of 'oddly satisfying' videos, along with, for example, people making and playing with slime. A popular Reddit thread on the topic has been trending on and ...

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 ...

What do the sounds of whispering, crinkling paper, and tapping fingernails have in common? What about the sight of soft paint brushes on skin, soap being gently cut to pieces, and hand movements like ...

Have you ever come across an online video of someone pretending to do your makeup? Maybe you've seen clips of people ...

On the recommendation of a colleague, I put the letters “ASMR” into the search bar for YouTube. Many videos came up, some with a great number of views. One had over 15 million. I clicked on the first ...

Do you quiver with pleasure when you hear hair being brushed, a reader gently turning the pages of an old book or fingernails tapping the rim of a wooden bowl? Have you ever felt a frisson when ...

Ever stumbled upon a video of a stranger whispering into a microphone, tapping random objects, playing with slime, or devouring an feast of crunchy fried chicken and fiery Budak ramen noodles?

In an unlikely marriage of faith and modern media, Father Simon Teller, a Dominican chaplain at Providence College in Rhode Island, has found fame on TikTok. His soothing ASMR-style videos, which ...