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Swearing is good for you!

Keele University researchers have found that swearing can increase a person’s pain tolerance by up to 33%. The research found that swearing can help one withstand pain and even create intimacy with others. Mairead was joined by  physicist, engineer and science communicator, Phil Smith and comedian, Steve Cummins to discuss the benefits of swearing.

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12.36 8 Nov 2023


Swearing is good for you!


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12.36 8 Nov 2023


Keele University researchers have found that swearing can increase a person’s pain tolerance by up to 33%. The research found that swearing can help one withstand pain and even create intimacy with others.

Mairead was joined by  physicist, engineer and science communicator, Phil Smith and comedian, Steve Cummins to discuss the benefits of swearing.


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