484991 external_news 1452600338 1475893672 Ever reach for your vibrating smartphone in your pocket, only to find it didn’t buzz at all? You’re not alone. It’s called “phantom vibration syndrome” — yes, it’s a real psychological phenomenon — and studies in the past few years have found, when surveying college undergraduates, that the majority experience a “phantom vibration” once every two weeks. Georgia Tech School of Public Policy professor Robert Rosenberger explains the phenomenon in a recent video.

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