What makes disgust fascinating as an emotion is that, although it has its origins in protecting the body from ingesting pathogens, its implications are much more far-reaching. From a deep distrust of ...

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Disgust is an incredibly powerful negative emotion, capable of inducing vomiting, panic, and rage ...

Carcass of Beef by French artist Chaim Soutine, c. 1925. Even in this stylized version, images of dead animals can elicit disgust. The prototypical odor of disgust is one of decay. Source: Wikimedia ...