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I said, you know, this weird thing happened. Hidden Brain - Transcripts Psychologist Ken Sheldon studies the science of figuring out what you want. That hadn't started then. You know, endings are going to tend to drop off. VEDANTAM: In the English-speaking world, she goes by Lera Boroditsky. Toula and Ian's different backgrounds become apparent on one of their very first dates. Our transcripts are provided by various partners and may contain errors or deviate slightly from the audio. VEDANTAM: I understand there's been some work looking at children and that children who speak certain languages are actually quicker to identify gender and their own gender than children who are learning other languages in other cultures. When we come back, we dig further into the way that gender works in different languages and the pervasive effects that words can play in our lives. out. Parents and peers influence our major life choices. It's never happened. Researcher Elizabeth Dunn helps us map out the unexpected ways we can find joy and happiness in our everyday lives. A brief history of relationship research in social psychology, by Harry T. Reis, in Handbook of the History of Social Psychology, 2011. Shankar Vedantam, host of the popular podcast "Hidden Brain" has been reporting on human behavior for decades. Our transcripts are provided by various partners and may contain errors or deviate slightly from the audio. Hidden Brain (podcast) - Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam - Listen Notes And to our surprise, 78 percent of the time, we could predict the gender of the personification based on the grammatical gender of the noun in the artist's native language. So you might say, there's an ant on your northwest leg. ROB LOWE: (As Chris Traeger) Dr. Harris, you are literally the meanest person I have ever met. : The Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Benefits of Sharing Positive Events, Shelly. No matter how hard you try to feel happier, you end up back where. Hidden Brain. What Do You Do When Things Go Right? Hidden Brain: The Easiest Person to Fool on Apple Podcasts GEACONE-CRUZ: It's this phrase that describes something between I can't be bothered or I don't want to do it or I recognize the incredible effort that goes into something, even though it shouldn't be so much of an effort. But it's a lovely example of how language can guide you to discover something about the world that might take you longer to discover if you didn't have that information in language. They shape our place in it. In the United States, we often praise people with strong convictions, and look down on those who express doubt or hesitation. Not without written permission. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy that's all around us. In the United States, we often praise people with strong convictions, and look down on those who express doubt or hesitation. Learn more. They shape our place in it. Young people have always used language in new and different ways, and it's pretty much always driven older people crazy. VEDANTAM: Jennifer moved to Japan for graduate school. And, I mean, just in terms of even sounds changing and the way that you put words together changing bit by bit, and there's never been a language that didn't do that. My Unsung Hero: A belated thank you : NPR When the con was exposed, its victims defended the con artists. VEDANTAM: If languages are shaped by the way people see the world, but they also shape how people see the world, what does this mean for people who are bilingual? Well, if you have a word like that and if it's an intensifier of that kind, you can almost guess that literally is going to come to mean something more like just really. This week, we continue our look at the science of influence with psychologist Robert Cialdini, and explore how th, We all exert pressure on each other in ways small and profound. You can't touch time. If the language stayed the way it was, it would be like a pressed flower in a book or, as I say, I think it would be like some inflatable doll rather than a person. We talk with psychologist Iris Mauss, who explains why happiness can seem more elusive the harder we chase it, and what we can do instead to build a lasting sense of contentment. And after listening to you, I realize I might have to finally give in. I think language can certainly be a contributor into the complex system of our thinking about gender. Google Podcasts - hidden brain How do you balance the imperative of teaching correct usage? * Data source: directly measured on Listen Notes. But it turns out humans can stay oriented really, really well, provided that their language and culture requires them to keep track of this information. They're supposed to be painting something very personal. And very competent adults of our culture can't do that. You would never know, for example, that - give you an example I've actually been thinking about. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Why researchers should think real-world: A conceptual rationale, by Harry T. Reis, in Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Daily Life, 2012. So for example, for English speakers - people who read from left to right - time tends to flow from left to right. If a transcript is available, you'll see a Transcript button which expands to reveal the full transcript. Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. We convince a colleague to take a different tactic at work. Sometimes, life can feel like being stuck on a treadmill. A free podcast app for iPhone and Android, Download episodes while on WiFi to listen without using mobile data, Stream podcast episodes without waiting for a download, Queue episodes to create a personal continuous playlist, Web embed players designed to convert visitors to listeners in the RadioPublic apps for iPhone and Android, Capture listener activity with affinity scores, Measure your promotional campaigns and integrate with Google and Facebook analytics, Deliver timely Calls To Action, including email acquistion for your mailing list, Share exactly the right moment in an episode via text, email, and social media, Tip and transfer funds directly to podcastsers, Earn money for qualified plays in the RadioPublic apps with Paid Listens. Researcher Elizabeth Dunn helps us map out the unexpected ways w, Having a sense of purpose can be a buffer against the challenges we all face at various stages of life. If you can speak more than one language, does this mean that you're also simultaneously and constantly shifting in your mind between different worldviews? Purpose can also boost our health and longevity. But is that true when it comes to the pursuit of happiness? Whats going on here? Hidden Brain explores the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior and questions that lie at the heart of our complex and changing world. We can't help, as literate people, thinking that the real language is something that sits still with letters written all nice and pretty on a page that can exist for hundreds of years, but that's not what language has ever been. BORODITSKY: Thank you so much for having me. I'm Shankar Vedantam, and you're listening to HIDDEN BRAIN. Transcript - How language shapes the way we think by Lera Boroditsky.docx, The Singapore Quality Award requires organisations to show outstanding results, The following lots of Commodity Z were available for sale during the year, b The authors identify 5 types of misinformation in the abstract but discuss 7, 17 Chow N Asian value and aged care Geriatr Gerontol Int 20044521 5 18 Chow NWS, Writing Results and Discussion Example.docx, A 6 month old infant weighing 15 lb is admitted with a diagnosis of dehydration, ng_Question_-_Assessment_1_-_Proposing_Evidence-Based_Change.doc, The Social Security checks the Government sends to grandmothers are considered A, 03 If a covered member participates on the clients attest engagement or is an, AURETR143 Student Assessment - Theory v1.1.docx. If you liked . There are many scholars who would say, look, yes, you do see small differences between speakers of different languages, but these differences are not really significant; they're really small. So there are some differences that are as big as you can possibly measure. So one possibility for bilinguals would be that they just have two different minds inside - right? MCWHORTER: Yeah. You're not going to do trigonometry. So for example, grammatical gender - because grammatical gender applies to all nouns in your language, that means that language is shaping the way you think about everything that can be named by a noun. Hidden Brain Claim By Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam Podcasts RSS Web PODCAST SEARCH EPISODES COMMUNITY PODCASTER EDIT SHARE Listen Score LS 84 Global Rank TOP 0.01% ABOUT THIS PODCAST Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. If you're bilingual or multilingual, you may have noticed that different languages make you stretch in different ways. BORODITSKY: It's certainly possible. Newsletter: Does Legal Education Have Undermining Effects on Law Students? GEACONE-CRUZ: And you're at home in your pajamas, all nice and cuddly and maybe watching Netflix or something. VEDANTAM: Languages seem to have different ways of communicating agency. If you prefer to listen through a podcast app, here are links to our podcast on Apple, Spotify, and Stitcher. VEDANTAM: So this begs the question, if you were to put languages on something of a spectrum, where you have, you know, languages like Spanish or Hindi where nouns are gendered and languages like English where many nouns are not gendered but pronouns are gendered, and on the other end of the spectrum, you have languages like Finnish or Persian where you can have a conversation about someone without actually mentioning their gender, it would seem surprising if this did not translate, at some level, into the way people thought about gender in their daily activities, in terms of thinking about maybe even who can do what in the workplace. You may also use the Hidden Brain name in invitations sent to a small group of personal contacts for such purposes as a listening club or discussion forum. BORODITSKY: The way to say my name properly in Russian is (speaking foreign language), so I don't make people say that. But somehow they've managed, not just by randomly bumping into each other. What do you do for christmas with your family? We're speaking today with cognitive science professor Lera Boroditsky about language. So what happens is that once literally comes to feel like it means really, people start using it in figurative constructions such as I was literally dying of thirst. And if you can enjoy it as a parade instead of wondering why people keep walking instead of just sitting on chairs and blowing on their tubas and not moving, then you have more fun. BORODITSKY: My family is Jewish, and we left as refugees. (LAUGHTER) VEDANTAM: In the English-speaking world, she goes by Lera Boroditsky. He didn't like that people were shortening the words. This is Hidden Brain. And so for me, that question was born in that conversation of are there some languages where it's easier to imagine a person without their characteristics of gender filled in? As soon as you move the leg, it becomes a different leg. There's not a bigger difference you could find than 100 percent of the measurement space. But what if there's a whole category of people in your life whose impact is overlooked? This week, we kick off a month-long series we're calling Happiness 2.0. It might irritate you slightly to hear somebody say something like, I need less books instead of fewer books. I think that the tone that many people use when they're complaining that somebody says Billy and me went to the store is a little bit incommensurate with the significance of the issue. It should be thought of as fun. Today in our Happiness 2.0 series, we revisit a favorite episode from 2020. These relationships can help you feel cared for and connected. I'm shankar Vedantam in the 2002 rom com. Toward Understanding Understanding:The Importance of Feeling Understood in Relationships, by Harry Reis, Edward P. Lemay Jr, and Catrin Finkenauer, Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2017. Those sorts things tend to start with women. Refusing to Apologize can have Psychological Benefits, by Tyler Okimoto, Michael Wenzel and Kyli Hedrick, European Journal of Social Psychology, 2013.