Dec 26, 2018
6 min read
It Hurts When People Stare Because Their Eyes Are Like Force Beams
Just over a month ago, I was hiking through a mountain rainforest in Uganda in search of a wild gorilla family. Upon finding them, my knowledgeable guide’s first piece of advice before our careful approach toward the animals was simple: do not stare into their eyes.
The logic of this advice was straightforward in the context of the gorillas: they can…
