Have you ever stumbled upon an hourlong online video of someone folding napkins? Or maybe crinkling paper, sorting a thimble collection or pretending to give the viewer an ear exam? They’re called ...

The model and TikTok star opened up in a new interview about the narrations for her viral "cooking from scratch" videos Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Her voice never registers above a whisper. She stares at you with soft eyes. Then slowly, she turns the pages of a book, tapping her fingers softly against the paper. The sound of her voice and ...

The perpetuating social media universe of people tapping surfaces, crinkling paper and whispering into microphones might seem bizarre to newbies. But many people experience what is called autonomous ...

If you’ve experienced it, you know what I’m talking about, although you might not have known the name for it. It’s when a sound triggers a physiological response from your body—perhaps a slight ...

ASMR, or Autonomic Sensory Meridian Response is one of the fastest growing trends on the internet. Sometimes called “brain massage”, the term ASMR was coined in 2010 for the tingling, pleasurable ...

I was especially bad at science in school. I failed chemistry twice and third-time-charmed my way to finally passing with a C. So now, of course, I enjoy anything with a scientific bent and listen to ...

ASMR is the latest craze that is sweeping the internet, so it’s no surprise that many K-pop idols have given it a try. ASMR stands for “autonomous sensory meridian response,” which describes a ...