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Have you ever felt a sudden, delicious tingling sensation starting on your scalp and running down your spine while listening to soft sounds or watching gentle movements? This is Autonomous Sensory ...

ASMR, or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, has become a huge trend online lately. From tapping nails to soothing sounds, ...

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?

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On July 27, a 30-year-old Russian expat, known only to her followers as Maria, hit 1 million subscribers on her YouTube channel GentleWhispering–which features her doing just that. Maria is one of the ...

Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week's question comes from Maria calling from Seattle. "When I was a kid, occasionally my dad would ...

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 ...

Although people often casually refer to ASMR content as "whisper porn," and call the tingling, relaxing sensations of ASMR itself a "headgasm," most mainstream ASMR creators, consumers, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music, and why you buy the tunes you do. If you don't know what ASMR is, here's a quick primer: ASMR is a sensation ...