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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. But what if there's a whole category of people in your life whose impact is overlooked? The size of this effect really quite surprised me because I would have thought at the outset that, you know, artists are these iconoclasts. 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UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) If you're so upset about it, maybe you can think of a way to help her. Podcasters use the RadioPublic listener relationship platform to build lasting connections with fans. These relationships can help you feel cared for and connected. How come you aren't exactly the way you were 10 years ago? UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Speaking foreign language). They often feel angry about it, and you think this anger is actually telling. Each generation hears things and interprets things slightly differently from the previous one. Evaluating Changes in Motivation, Values, and Well-being, Goal Striving, Need Satisfaction, and Longitudinal Well-being: The Self-Concordance Model, Personal Strivings: An Approach to Personality and Subjective Well-being, Read the latest from the Hidden Brain Newsletter. Physicist Richard Feynman once said, "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool." One way we fool ourselves is by imagining we know more than we do; we think we are experts. You can search for the episode or browse all episodes on our Archive Page. VEDANTAM: John McWhorter, thank you so much for joining me on HIDDEN BRAIN today. The transcript below may be for an earlier version of this episode. And they have correlated this with gender features in the language, just like the ones you were talking about. In this favorite episode from 2021, Cornell University psychologist Anthony Burrow explains why purpose isnt something to be found its something we can develop from within. And you can just - it rolls off the tongue, and you can just throw it out. This week on Hidden Brain, psychologist Adam Grant describes the magic th VEDANTAM: I want to talk in the second half of our conversation about why the meanings of words change, but I want to start by talking about how they change. It's too high. That's how much cultural heritage is lost. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy that's all around us. Go behind the scenes, see what Shankar is reading and find more useful resources and links. 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. So in terms of the size of differences, there are certainly effects that are really, really big. We'll begin with police shootings of unarmed Black men. And then he would take a Polaroid of the kid and say, well, this is you. And so he suggested it might be the case that the arbitrarily assigned grammatical genders are actually changing the way people think about these days of the week and maybe all kinds of other things that are named by nouns. MCWHORTER: It's a matter of fashion, pure and simple. If you missed it, Think back to the last time someone convinced you to do something you didn't want to do, or to spend money you didn't want to spend. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #10: (Speaking Russian). JENNIFER GEACONE-CRUZ: My name is Jennifer Geacone-Cruz. This is Hidden Brain. In the United States, we often praise people with strong convictions, and look down on those who express doubt or hesitation. 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? The transcript below may be for an earlier version of this episode. We always knew that certain species of animals had abilities to orient that we thought were better than human, and we always had some biological excuse for why we couldn't do it. Personal Strivings: An Approach to Personality and Subjective Well-being, by Robert A. Emmons, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1986. 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Bu We talk with psychologist Iris Mauss, who explains why happiness Why do some companies become household names, while others flame out? You know, we spend years teaching children about how to use language correctly. something, even though it shouldn't be so much of an effort. What Makes Lawyers Happy? But actually, it's something that's not so hard to learn. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character) Right. And there are all kinds of interesting, useful, eye-opening ideas that exist in all of the world's languages. Our transcripts are provided by various partners and may contain errors or deviate slightly from the audio. 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. 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. No matter how hard you try to feel happier, you end up back where you started. BORODITSKY: Yeah, that's true. I saw this bird's-eye view, and I was this little red dot. In a lot of languages, there isn't. Our transcripts are provided by various partners and may contain errors or deviate slightly from the audio. If a transcript is available, you'll see a Transcript button which expands to reveal the full transcript. So - but if I understand correctly, I would be completely at sea if I visited this aboriginal community in Australia because I have often absolutely no idea where I am or where I'm going. But time doesn't have to flow with respect to the body. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy that's all around us. VEDANTAM: It took just one week of living in Japan for Jennifer to pick up an important new term. That said, if you hear one or two pieces of music that you really love, feel free to email us at [emailprotected] and well do our best to respond to your request. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. This is HIDDEN BRAIN. Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. (LAUGHTER) VEDANTAM: In the English-speaking world, she goes by Lera Boroditsky. So the way you say hi in Kuuk Thaayorre is to say, which way are you heading? If you liked . In many languages, nouns are gendered. As soon as you move the leg, it becomes a different leg. All rights reserved. But, you know, John, something gnaws at me every time I hear the word used wrong. And if you don't have a word for exactly seven, it actually becomes very, very hard to keep track of exactly seven. Going the Distance on the Pacific Crest Trail: The Vital Role of Identified Motivation, by Kennon M. Sheldon, Motivation Science, 2020. BORODITSKY: My family is Jewish, and we left as refugees. 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. This is Hidden Brain. And if you teach them that forks go with women, they start to think that forks are more feminine. And when I listen to people having their peeves, I don't think, stop it. VEDANTAM: Still don't have a clear picture? Newer episodes are unlikely to have a transcript as it takes us a few weeks to process and edit each transcript. But what happens when these feelings catch up with us? It seems kind of elliptical, like, would it be possible that I obtained? GEACONE-CRUZ: And I ended up living there for 10 years. But can you imagine someone without imagining their gender? Whats going on here? JENNIFER GEACONE-CRUZ: My name is Jennifer Geacone-Cruz. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy thats all around us. Because it was. But I don't think that it's always clear to us that language has to change in that things are going to come in that we're going to hear as intrusions or as irritating or as mistakes, despite the fact that that's how you get from, say, old Persian to modern Persian. Whats going on here? Perceived Responses to Capitalization Attempts are Influenced by Self-Esteem and Relationship Threat, by Shannon M. Smith & Harry Reis, Personal Relationships, 2012. 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. Sometimes, life can feel like being stuck on a treadmill. In the second episode of our "Relationships 2.0" series, psychologist Do you ever struggle to communicate with your mom? So you can think about an un-gendered person in the same way that I might think about a person without a specific age or specific height or specific color shirt. 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. We use a lot of music on the show! VEDANTAM: One of the ultimate messages I took from your work is that, you know, we can choose to have languages that are alive or languages that are dead. 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. 00:51:58 - We all have to make certain choices in life, such as where to live and how to earn a living. And maybe the convenience store or the shop is really not that far away. VEDANTAM: Still don't have a clear picture? al (Eds. Hidden Brain explores the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior and questions that lie at the heart of our complex and changing world. And the way you speak right is not by speaking the way that people around you in your life speak, but by speaking the way the language is as it sits there all nice and pretty on that piece of paper where its reality exists. 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. Lera is a cognitive science professor at the University of California, San Diego. by Harry T. Reis, Annie Regan, and Sonja Lyubomirsky, Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2021. They can be small differences but important in other ways. BORODITSKY: One thing that we've noticed is this idea of time, of course, is very highly constructed by our minds and our brains. All sponsorship opportunities on Hidden Brain are managed by SXM Media. Now, many people hear that and they think, well, that's no good because now literally can mean its opposite. And this is NPR. Sociologist Lisa Wade believes the pervasive hookup culture on campuses today is different from that faced by previous generations. BORODITSKY: Well, I think it's a terrible tragedy. This week on Hidden Brain, we revisit a favorite episode exploring what this culture means Jesse always wanted to fall in love. Not without written permission. How so? Toula and Ian's different backgrounds become apparent on one of their very first dates. John is a professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University. This week, we kick off a month-long series we're calling Happiness 2.0. This week, in the final . VEDANTAM: I understand that there's also been studies looking at how artists who speak different languages might paint differently depending on how their languages categorize, you know, concepts like a mountain or death. Marcus Butt/Getty Images/Ikon Images Hidden Brain Why Nobody Feels Rich by Shankar Vedantam , Parth Shah , Tara Boyle , Rhaina Cohen September 14, 2020 If you've ever flown in economy class. If you prefer to listen through a podcast app, here are links to our podcast on Apple, Spotify, and Stitcher. This week, we revisit a favorite episode from 2021, bringing you two stories about how easy it can be to believe in a false reality even when the facts dont back us up. It's natural to want to run away from difficult emotions such as grief, anger and fear. Well never sell your personal information. Many of us believe that hard work and persistence are the key to achieving our goals. How big are the differences that we're talking about, and how big do you think the implications are for the way we see the world? 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. Official Website Airs on: SUN 7pm-8pm 55:27 Happiness 2.0: The Reset Button Feb 27 Many of us rush through our lives, chasing goals and just trying to get everything done. I think it's a really fascinating question for future research. GEACONE-CRUZ: And you're at home in your pajamas, all nice and cuddly and maybe, watching Netflix or something. But also, I started wondering, is it possible that my friend here was imagining a person without a gender for this whole time that we've been talking about them, right? So the word for the is different for women than for men, and it's also different for forks versus spoons and things like that. Stay with us. Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. (Speaking Japanese). And then when I turned, this little window stayed locked on the landscape, but it turned in my mind's eye. But it is a completely crucial part of the human experience. Interpersonal Chemistry: What Is It, How Does It Emerge, and How Does it Operate? Our transcripts are provided by various partners and may contain errors or deviate slightly from the audio. So some languages don't have number words. For example, when we started talking about navigation, that's an example where a 5-year-old in a culture that uses words like north, south, east and west can point southeast without hesitation. And it's sad that we're not going to be able to make use of them and learn them and celebrate them. Does Legal Education Have Undermining Effects on Law Students? How do certain memes go viral? When we come back, I'm going to ask you about why languages change and whether there are hidden rules that shape why some words are more likely to evolve than others. podcast pages. So that's an example of how languages and cultures construct how we use space to organize time, to organize this very abstract thing that's otherwise kind of hard to get our hands on and think about. In the United States, we often praise people with strong convictions, and look down on those who express doubt or hesitation. If I give you a bunch of pictures to lay out and say this is telling you some kind of story and you - and they're disorganized, when an English speaker organizes those pictures, they'll organize them from left to right. Psychologist Ken Sheldon studies the science of figuring out what you want. And, I mean, really, it sounds exactly like that. Many of us rush through our days, weeks, and lives, chasing goals, and just trying to get everything done. Could this affect the way, you know, sexism, conscious or unconscious, operates in our world? That is exactly why you should say fewer books instead of less books in some situations and, yes, Billy and I went to the store rather than the perfectly natural Billy and me went to the store. Language was talk. VEDANTAM: Lera Boroditsky is a cognitive science professor at the University of California, San Diego. Hidden Brain Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. They're more likely to say, well, it's a formal property of the language. Hidden Brain Feb 23, 2023 Happiness 2.0: Surprising Sources of Joy Sometimes, life can feel like being stuck on a treadmill. Please do not republish our logo, name or content digitally or distribute to more than 10 people without written permission. 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? L. Gable, et. So LOL was an internet abbreviation meaning laugh out loud or laughing out loud, but LOL in common usage today doesn't necessarily mean hysterical laughter. And they said, well, of course. When language was like that, of course it changed a lot - fast - because once you said it, it was gone. And in fact, speakers of languages like this have been shown to orient extremely well - much better than we used to think humans could. Special thanks to Adam Cole, who wrote and performed our rendition of "The Hokey Pokey." BORODITSKY: Yeah. Happiness 2.0: The Only Way Out Is Through. Which pile do you go in, right? MCWHORTER: Oh, yeah, I'm a human being. 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? Interpersonal Chemistry: What Is It, How Does It Emerge, and How Does it Operate? For more of our Relationships 2.0 series, check out one of our most popular episodes ever about why marriages are so hard. ADAM COLE, BYLINE: (Singing) You put your southwest leg in, and you shake it all about. And it's just too much of an effort, and you can't be bothered to do it, even though it's such a small thing. JERRY SEINFELD: (As Jerry Seinfeld) The second button literally makes or breaks the shirt. So that, again, is a huge difference. For more on decision-making, check out our episode on how to make wiser choices. Sometimes, life can feel like being stuck on a treadmill. Lera is a cognitive science professor at the University of California, San Diego. There's not a bigger difference you could find than 100 percent of the measurement space. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: (Speaking foreign language). What we think of today as a word undergoing some odd development or people using some new construction is exactly how Latin turned into French. No matter how hard you try to feel happier, you end up back where. I've always found that a very grating way to ask for something at a store. Maybe they like the same kinds of food, or enjoy the same hobbies. 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. But they can also steer us in directions that leave us deeply unsatisfied. VEDANTAM: For more HIDDEN BRAIN, you can find us on Facebook and Twitter. (Speaking Japanese). But what happens when these feelings catch up with us? 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Which I think is probably important with the reality that this edifice that you're teaching is constantly crumbling. MCWHORTER: Exactly. Why researchers should think real-world: A conceptual rationale, by Harry T. Reis, in Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Daily Life, 2012. They believe that their language reflects the true structure of the world. And they asked me all kinds of questions about them. 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. Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. It turns out, as you point out, that in common usage, literally literally means the opposite of literally. this is hidden brain I'm Shankar Vedantam in the classic TV series Star Trek Mister Spock has a foolproof technique for accurately reading the thoughts and feelings of others the Vulcan mind I am Spock you James our minds are moving closer most most here are kind of hard we have new technology that gives us direct access to the minds of others so And as soon as I saw that happen, I thought, oh, this makes it so much easier. He's a defender of language on the move, but I wanted to know if there were things that irritated even him. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #9: (Speaking German). So to go back to the example we were just talking about - people who don't use words like left and right - when I gave those picture stories to Kuuk Thaayorre speakers, who use north, south, east and west, they organized the cards from east to west. It's just how I feel. And dead languages never change, and some of us might prefer those. They give us a sense that the meanings of words are fixed, when in fact they're not. And if the word bridge is masculine in your language, you're more likely to say that bridges are strong and long and towering - these kind of more stereotypically masculine words. The dictionary says both uses are correct. The phrase brings an entire world with it - its context, its flavor, its culture. And they suggest that differences across languages do, in fact, predict some of these measures of gender equality across countries. Additional Resources Book: 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. I had this cool experience when I was there. 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).". You can run experiments in a lab or survey people on the street. So maybe they're saying bridges are beautiful and elegant, not because they're grammatically feminine in the language, but because the bridges they have are, in fact, more beautiful and elegant. BORODITSKY: And Russian is a language that has grammatical gender, and different days of the week have different genders for some reason. Researcher Elizabeth Dunn helps us map out the unexpected ways we can find joy and happiness in our everyday lives. Long before she began researching languages as a professor, foreign languages loomed large in her life. VEDANTAM: So I want to talk about a debate that's raged in your field for many years. MCWHORTER: You could have fun doing such a thing. 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. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy that's all around us. And nobody wishes that we hadn't developed our modern languages today from the ancient versions. He's also the author of the book, "Words On The Move: Why English Won't - And Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally).". But if I give that same story to a Hebrew or an Arabic speaker, they would organize it from right to left. Hidden Brain. Refusing to Apologize can have Psychological Benefits, by Tyler Okimoto, Michael Wenzel and Kyli Hedrick, European Journal of Social Psychology, 2013. They're supposed to be painting something very personal. Subscribe to the Hidden Brain Podcast on your favorite podcast player so you never miss an episode. No matter how hard you try to feel happier, you end up back where you started. BORODITSKY: Yeah. al (Eds. Accuracy and availability may vary. So I just think that it's something we need to check ourselves for. And so for example, if the word chair is masculine in your language, why is that?

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