Now I can stay oriented. Going the Distance on the Pacific Crest Trail: The Vital Role of Identified Motivation, by Kennon M. Sheldon, Motivation Science, 2020. al (Eds. I think that it's better to think of language as a parade that either you're watching, or frankly, that you're in, especially because the people are never going to stand still. Yes! Maybe they like the same kinds of food, or enjoy the same hobbies. And it sounds a little bit abrupt and grabby like you're going to get something instead of being given. And so for example, if the word chair is masculine in your language, why is that? In this week's My Unsung Hero, Sarah Feldman thanks someone for their gift more than 20 years ago. Read the episode transcript. Bu If you're studying a new language, you might discover these phrases not. Researcher Elizabeth Dunn helps us map out the unexpected ways we can find joy and happiness in our everyday lives. Today in our Happiness 2.0 series, we revisit a favorite episode from 2020. BORODITSKY: Yeah. For example, he might take a bunch of pictures of boys and girls and sort them and say, OK, this is a boy. It's inherent. See you next week. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy that's all around us. If you liked . It Takes Two: The Interpersonal Nature of Empathic Accuracy, by Jamil Zaki, Niall Bolger, Kevin Ochsner, Psychological Science, 2008. Whats going on here? MCWHORTER: Yes, Shankar, that's exactly it. 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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. If a transcript is available, youll see a Transcript button which expands to reveal the full transcript. The transcript below may be for an earlier version of this episode. But is that true when it comes to the pursuit of happiness? Copyright Hidden Brain Media | Privacy Policy. 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. Sometimes, life can feel like being stuck on a treadmill. But is that true when it comes to the pursuit of happiness? And it irritates people, but there's a different way of seeing literally. 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And you suddenly get a craving for potato chips, and you realize that you have none in the kitchen, and there's nothing else you really want to eat. native tongue without even thinking about it. This is HIDDEN BRAIN. You can also connect directly with our sponsorship representative by emailing [emailprotected]. So I think that nobody would say that they don't think language should change. But what if it's not even about lust? There are signs it's getting even harder. So you may start with moving your southwest leg in, but then you have to move your northeast leg out. And you say that dictionaries in some ways paint an unrealistic portrait of a language. So there are some differences that are as big as you can possibly measure. Young people have always used language in new and different ways, and it's pretty much always driven older people crazy. But somehow they've managed, not just by randomly bumping into each other. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy that's all around us. But is that true when it comes to the pursuit of happiness? Because were a small team, we dont have a publicly-available list of every piece of music that we use. I just don't want to do it. People who breathe too much put their bodies in a hypoxic state, with not enough oxygen to the brain How breath moves in the body: air comes in through the nose and mouth; the larynx (rigid tube to avoid closing) brings air from the nose and mouth to the lungs Lungs can expand and contract to bring in or expel air MCWHORTER: Language is a parade, and nobody sits at a parade wishing that everybody would stand still. So act like Monday. Accuracy and availability may vary. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character) Right. Which I think is probably important with the reality that this edifice that you're teaching is constantly crumbling. And as odd as that sounds, I can guarantee you if you watch any TV show with women under a certain age or if you just go out on an American street and listen, you'll find that that's a new kind of exclamatory particle. VEDANTAM: This episode of HIDDEN BRAIN was produced by Rhaina Cohen, Maggie Penman and Thomas Lu with help from Renee Klahr, Jenny Schmidt, Parth Shah and Chloe Connelly. Those are quirks of grammar literally in stone. Lera said there's still a lot of research to be done on this. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. 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And I can't help surmising that part of it is that the educated American has been taught and often well that you're not supposed to look down on people because of gender, because of race, because of ability. It's just how I feel. In this favorite episode from 2021, Cornell University psychologist Anthony Burrow explains why purpose isnt something to be found its somethi, It's natural to want to run away from difficult emotions such as grief, anger and fear. In this favorite 2021 episode, psychologist Adam Grant pushes back against the benefits of certainty, and describes the magic that unfolds when we challenge our own deeply-held beliefs. I think it's a really fascinating question for future research. And there are consequences for how people think about events, what they notice when they see accidents. What Do You Do When Things Go Right? This week on Hidden Brain, we revisit a favorite episode exploring what this culture means Jesse always wanted to fall in love. 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. Go behind the scenes, see what Shankar is reading and find more useful resources and links. It's natural to want to run away from difficult emotions such as grief, anger and fear. But I think that we should learn not to listen to people using natural language as committing errors because there's no such thing as making a mistake in your language if a critical mass of other people speaking your language are doing the same thing. Those sorts things tend to start with women. We don't want to be like that. Today in our Happiness 2.0 series, we revisit a favorite episode from 2020. So for example, English speakers, because they're very likely to say, he did it or someone did it, they are very good at remembering who did it, even if it's an accident. You can't touch time. This week, we kick off a month-long series we're calling Happiness 2.0. Growing up, I understood this word to mean for a very short time, as in John McWhorter was momentarily surprised. Hidden Brain - You 2.0: Cultivating Your Purpose Hidden Brain Aug 2, 2021 You 2.0: Cultivating Your Purpose Play 51 min playlist_add Having a sense of purpose can be a buffer against the. But what happens when these feelings catch up with us? Social Functionalist Frameworks for Judgment and Choice: Intuitive Politicians, Theologians, and Prosecutors, by Philip Tetlock, Psychology Review, 2002. MCWHORTER: Yeah, I really do. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy thats all around us. BORODITSKY: And when they were trying to act like Wednesday, they would act like a woman BORODITSKY: Which accords with grammatical gender in Russian. podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9rd1djMGxoZg==, open.spotify.com/show/20Gf4IAauFrfj7RBkjcWxh. 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Our transcripts are provided by various partners and may contain errors or deviate slightly from the audio. Subscribe: iOS | Android | Spotify | RSS | Amazon | Stitcher Latest Episodes: Happiness 2.0: The Reset Button What a cynical thing to say, but that doesn't mean that it might not be true. Could this affect the way, you know, sexism, conscious or unconscious, operates in our world? (Speaking Japanese). Lots of languages make a distinction between things that are accidents and things that are intentional actions. al, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2004. How else would you do it? Hidden Brain explores the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior and questions that lie at the heart of our complex and changing world. VEDANTAM: One of the things I found really interesting is that the evolution of words and language is constant. Purpose can also boost our health and longevity. VEDANTAM: How the languages we speak shape the way we think and why the words we use are always in flux. Toula and Ian's different backgrounds become apparent on one of their very first dates. and pick the featured episodes for your show. 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. So you might say, there's an ant on your northwest leg. And so I set myself the goal that I would learn English in a year, and I wouldn't speak Russian to anyone for that whole first year. Go behind the scenes, see what Shankar is reading and find more useful resources and links. So there are these wonderful studies by Alexander Giora where he asked kids learning Finnish, English and Hebrew as their first languages basically, are you a boy or a girl? What turns out to be the case is that it's something in between - that bilinguals don't really turn off the languages they're not using when they're not using them. Our team includes Laura Kwerel, Adhiti Bandlamudi and our supervising producer Tara Boyle. Podcasters use the RadioPublic listener relationship platform to build lasting connections with fans. : The Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Benefits of Sharing Positive Events, Shelly. You can search for the episode or browse all episodes on our Archive Page. Listen on the Reuters app. And we looked at every personification and allegory in Artstor and asked, does the language that you speak matter for how you paint death, depending on whether the word death is masculine or feminine in your language? Shankar Vedantam: This is Hidden Brain. I'm Shankar Vedantam, and you're listening to HIDDEN BRAIN. But if you seed a watermelon, nobody assumes that you're taking seeds and putting them in the watermelon, you're taking them out. He says there are things we can do to make sure our choices align with our deepest values. And as you point out, it's not just that people feel that a word is being misused. Hidden Brain Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam Subscribe Visit website Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our. Of course, you also can't experience anything outside of time. Perspectives on the Situation by Harry T. Reis, and John G. Holmes, in The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology, 2012. They're more likely to see through this little game that language has played on them. What do you do for christmas with your family? I know-uh (ph) is there, or something along the lines of babe-uh (ph). But as Bob Cialdini set out to discover the keys to influence and persuasion, he decided to follow the instincts of his childhood. 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. Purpose can also boost our health and longevity. One study that I love is a study that asked monolingual speakers of Italian and German and also bilingual speakers of Italian and German to give reasons for why things are the grammatical genders that they are. Many of us rush through our days, weeks, and lives, chasing goals, and just trying to get everything done. Today in our Happiness 2.0 series, we revisit a favorite episode from 2020. And it really is an illusion that what language is, is something that sits still. Refusing to Apologize can have Psychological Benefits, by Tyler Okimoto, Michael Wenzel and Kyli Hedrick, European Journal of Social Psychology, 2013. I'm shankar Vedantam in the 2002 rom com. If you take literally in what we can think of as its earliest meaning, the earliest meaning known to us is by the letter. MCWHORTER: Those are called contronyms, and literally has become a new contronym. in your textbooks but when you're hanging out with friends. Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. You know, lots of people blow off steam about something they think is wrong, but very few people are willing to get involved and do something about it. Perceived Partner Responsiveness as an Organizing Construct in the Study of Intimacy and Closeness, by Harry T. Reis, et. I'm Shankar Vedantam. I'm . Purpose can also boost our health and longevity. It's exactly how old English turned into modern English. And it ended up becoming less a direct reflection of hearty laughter than an indication of the kind of almost subconscious laughter that we do in any kind of conversation that's meant as friendly. Whats going on here? Trusted by 5,200 companies and developers. They can be small differences but important in other ways. And, of course, you always have to wonder, well, could it be that speakers of these different languages are actually seeing different kinds of bridges? FEB 27, 2023; Happiness 2.0: The Reset Button . Many of us believe that hard work and persistence are the key to achieving our goals. And if people heard the sounds a little differently and produced them a little differently, if there were new meanings of words - very quickly whatever the original meaning was wouldn't be remembered. And if you teach them that forks go with women, they start to think that forks are more feminine. He's also the author of the book, "Words On The Move: Why English Won't - And Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally).". Now, in a lot of languages, you can't say that because unless you were crazy, and you went out looking to break your arm, and you succeeded - right? How does that sound now? It can be almost counterintuitive to listen to how much giggling and laughing you do in ordinary - actually rather plain exchanges with people. This week, in the second installment of our Happiness 2.0 series, psychologist Todd Kashdan looks at the relationship between distress and happiness, and ho, Many of us believe that hard work and persistence are the key to achieving our goals. It turns out, as you point out, that in common usage, literally literally means the opposite of literally. To request permission, please send an email to [emailprotected]. But time doesn't have to flow with respect to the body. Lera is a cognitive science professor at the University of California, San Diego. You would never know, for example, that - give you an example I've actually been thinking about. This week on Hidden Brain, we explore how unconscious bias can infect a culture and how a police shooting may say as much about a community as it does about individuals. Opening scene of Lady Bird Flight attendant Steven Slater slides from a plane after quitting Transcript Podcast: Subscribe to the Hidden Brain Podcast on your favorite podcast player so you never miss an episode. I've always found that a very grating way to ask for something at a store. VEDANTAM: Would it be possible to use what we have learned about how words and languages evolve to potentially write what a dictionary might look like in 50 years or a hundred years? Assessing the Seeds of Relationship Decay: Using Implicit Evaluations to Detect the Early Stages of Disillusionment, by Soonhee Lee, Ronald D. Rogge, and Harry T. Reis, Psychological Science, 2010. JERRY SEINFELD: (As Jerry Seinfeld) The second button literally makes or breaks the shirt. Psychologist Ken Sheldon studies the science of figuring out what you want. This is a database with millions of art images. And so I was trying to keep track of which way is which. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #10: (Speaking Russian). And the answer should be, north, northeast in the far distance; how about you? They are ways of seeing the world. Lera is a cognitive science professor at the University of California, San Diego. 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. 00:51:58 - We all have to make certain choices in life, such as where to live and how to earn a living. MCWHORTER: Thank you for having me, Shankar. Everyone wants to be loved and appreciated. If it is the first time you login, a new account will be created automatically. In The Air We Breathe . What do you think the implications are - if you buy the idea that languages are a very specific and unique way of seeing the world, of perceiving reality, what are the implications of so many languages disappearing during our time? Mistakes and errors are what turned Latin into French. Just go to the magnifying glass in the top right corner, click on it, and use the search function at the top of the page. June 20, 2020 This week on Hidden Brain, research about prejudices so deeply buried, we often doubt their existence. Evaluating Changes in Motivation, Values, and Well-being, by Kennon M. Sheldon and Lawrence S. Krieger, Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2004. Transcript 585: In Defense of Ignorance Note: This American Life is produced for the ear and designed to be heard. Perceived Partner Responsiveness Minimizes Defensive Reactions to Failure, by Peter A. Caprariello and Harry T. Reis, Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2011. Happiness 2.0: The Only Way Out Is Through. You have to do it in order to fit into the culture and to speak the language. Copyright 2018 NPR. This is NPR. A brief history of relationship research in social psychology, by Harry T. Reis, in Handbook of the History of Social Psychology, 2011. . So to give you a very quick wrap-up is that some effects are big, but even when effects aren't big, they can be interesting or important for other reasons - either because they are very broad or because they apply to things that we think are really important in our culture. Subscribe to the Hidden Brain Podcast on your favorite podcast player so you never miss an episode. So it's, VEDANTAM: The moment she heard it, Jennifer realized mendokusai was incredibly. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy that's all around us. But it's exactly like - it was maybe about 20 years ago that somebody - a girlfriend I had told me that if I wore pants that had little vertical pleats up near the waist, then I was conveying that I was kind of past it. Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. GEACONE-CRUZ: It describes this feeling so perfectly in such a wonderfully packaged, encapsulated way. BORODITSKY: Well, I think it's a terrible tragedy. How so? You can search for the episode or browse all episodes on our Archive Page. That is utterly arbitrary that those little slits in American society look elderly, but for various chance reasons, that's what those slits came to mean, so I started wearing flat-fronted pants. It has to do with the word momentarily. VEDANTAM: In the English-speaking world, she goes by Lera Boroditsky. Subscribe to the Hidden Brain Podcast on your favorite podcast player so you never miss an episode. And we teach them, for example, to say that bridges and apples and all kinds of other things have the same prefix as women. Whats going on here? For more on decision-making, check out our episode on how to make wiser choices. If you're a monolingual speaker of one of these languages, you're very likely to say that the word chair is masculine because chairs are, in fact, masculine, right? UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #2: (Speaking foreign language). Freely Determined: What the New Psychology of the Self Teaches Us About How to Live, by Kennon M. Sheldon, 2022. They give us a sense that the meanings of words are fixed, when in fact they're not. Hidden Brain: You 2.0: Cultivating Your Purpose on Apple Podcasts 51 min You 2.0: Cultivating Your Purpose Hidden Brain Social Sciences Having a sense of purpose can be a buffer against the challenges we all face at various stages of life. What techniques did that person use to persuade you? Each generation hears things and interprets things slightly differently from the previous one. That is the most random thing. In the final episode of our "Mind Reading 2.0" series, we bring back one of our favorite conversations, with linguist Deborah Tannen. Hidden Brain - Transcripts Hidden Brain - Transcripts Subscribe 435 episodes Share Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. Hidden Brain Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam Science 4.6 36K Ratings; Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. Lera, thank you so much for joining me on HIDDEN BRAIN today. It's how we think about anything that's abstract, that's beyond our physical senses. This week, we launch the first of a two-part mini-series on the scie, If you think about the people in your life, it's likely that they share a lot in common with you. How to Foster Perceived Partner Responsiveness: High-Quality LIstening is Key, by Guy Itzchakov, Harry Reis, and Netta Weinstein, Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2021. But things can be important not just because they're big. As someone who works in media, I often find that people who can write well are often people who know how to think well, so I often equate clarity of writing with clarity of thought. But she told me a story about a conversation she had with a native speaker of Indonesian. Psychologist Ken Sheldon studies the science of figuring out what you want. Interpersonal Chemistry: What Is It, How Does It Emerge, and How Does it Operate? That's the way words are, too. VEDANTAM: If you're bilingual or you're learning a new language, you get what Jennifer experienced - the joy of discovering a phrase that helps you perfectly encapsulate a feeling or an experience. He's a professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University and the author of the book "Words On The Move: Why English Won't - And Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally).". And I kind of sheepishly confessed this to someone there. 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. Additional Resources Book: There was no such thing as looking up what it originally meant. I had this cool experience when I was there. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy thats all around us. The phrase brings an entire world with it - its context, its flavor, its culture. You can support Hidden Brain indirectly by giving to your local NPR station, or you can provide direct support to Hidden Brain by making a gift on our Patreon page. VEDANTAM: I'm Shankar Vedantam. So these speakers have internalized this idea from their language, and they believe that it's right. Hidden Brain: You, But Better on Apple Podcasts 50 min You, But Better Hidden Brain Social Sciences Think about the resolutions you made this year: to quit smoking, eat better, or get more exercise. And I don't think any of us are thinking that it's a shame that we're not using the language of Beowulf. Can I get some chicken? And as soon as I saw that happen, I thought, oh, this makes it so much easier. But then you start writing things down and you're in a whole new land because once things are sitting there written on that piece of paper, there's that illusion.

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