The only thing to fear is fear itself. That and researchers described in Outside who “created something they call the Kitchen from Hell, designed to measure stress tolerance by subjecting its victims — usually unsuspecting psych majors — to an onslaught of minor miseries, from a teakettle that won’t turn off to honking cars, barking dogs, a loud ticking clock, and a ‘failure task’: find your lost keys as soon as possible. Only (heh heh) there are no keys.” Can scientists figure out a way to help you conquer your greatest fears?