David Cooper

Well, Steve Rathjay is an incoming assistant professor of human-computer interaction at Carnegie Mellon University.

Steve, thank you for being here.

This has been a great chat.

Thanks for having me.

This was fun.

Coming up after the break, why do some people feel like a celebrity is practically a part of their life, even though they've never met?

In a few moments time, we'll talk the strange bond between celebrity and fan and when that admiration turns a little obsessive.

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The last show with David Cooper, where we utilize nonlinear reverse inverse backward thinking protocols.

It sounds like this.

Do you ever feel oddly connected to a celebrity?

Like you know them, even though they definitely don't know you?

Well, that feeling can be so strong for some people, it turns into almost an obsession.

And I want to talk about why some people's personality types are more likely to turn celebrity admiration into something a lot more intense.

I'm here with two people who have studied this.

One is psychology professor Larry Locker.

Larry, welcome to the show.

Thank you.