Well, that's an incredibly large set of things, so that's a very broad effect of language. When she was 12, her family came to the United States from the Soviet Union. Does a speaker of a language, like Spanish, who has to assign gender to so many things, end up seeing the world as more gendered? But as Bob Cialdini set out to discover the keys to influence and persuasion, he decided to follow the instincts of his childhood. Hidden Brain - You 2.0: Cultivating Your Purpose - Google Podcasts And one day, I was walking along, and I was just staring at the ground. They are ways of seeing the world. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "PARKS AND RECREATION"). My big fat greek wedding, an american woman of greek ancestry falls in love with a very vanilla, american man. 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. Subscribe to the Hidden Brain Podcast on your favorite podcast player so you never miss an episode. Well never sell your personal information. 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. 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. 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. So LOL starts out as meaning hardy-har-har (ph), but then it becomes something more abstract. As soon as you move the leg, it becomes a different leg. 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. In The Air We Breathe . Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. But I find that people now usually use the word to mean very soon, as in we're going to board the plane momentarily. Many of us rush through our days, weeks, and lives, chasing goals, and just trying to get everything done. 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. That's because change is hard. And it really is an illusion that what language is, is something that sits still. VEDANTAM: John McWhorter, thank you so much for joining me on HIDDEN BRAIN today. VEDANTAM: So I want to talk about a debate that's raged in your field for many years. Many of us believe that hard work and persistence are the key to achieving our goals. GEACONE-CRUZ: And you're at home in your pajamas, all nice and cuddly and maybe, watching Netflix or something. And you can just - it rolls off the tongue, and you can just throw it out. Transcript Speaker 1 00:00:00 this is hidden brain. I think it's a really fascinating question for future research. But is that true when it comes to the pursuit of happiness? They believe that their language reflects the true structure of the world. I'm Shankar Vedantam. It Takes Two: The Interpersonal Nature of Empathic Accuracy, What Do You Do When Things Go Right? FDA blocks human trials for Neuralink brain implants. You couldn't have predicted this I know-uh move-uh (ph). 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? 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).". But if he just bumped into the table, and it happened to fall off the table and break, and it was an accident, then you might be more likely to say, the flute broke, or the flute broke itself, or it so happened to Sam that the flute broke. But what I am thinking is, you should realize that even if you don't like it, there's nothing wrong with it in the long run because, for example, Jonathan Swift didn't like it that people were saying kissed instead of kiss-ed (ph) and rebuked instead of rebuk-ed (ph). It is the very fabric, the very core of your experience. Copyright Hidden Brain Media | Privacy Policy. Lost In Translation- Hidden Brain Podcast Transcript .pdf And as soon as I saw that happen, I thought, oh, this makes it so much easier. BORODITSKY: And when they were trying to act like Wednesday, they would act like a woman BORODITSKY: Which accords with grammatical gender in Russian. out. And, I mean, really, it sounds exactly like that. This week, in the final installment of our Happiness 2.0 series, psychologist Dacher Keltner describes what happens when we stop to savor the beauty in nature, art, or simply the moral courage of those around us. BORODITSKY: That's a wonderful question. 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? The phrase brings an entire world with it - its context, its flavor, its culture. It's never happened. How to Foster Perceived Partner Responsiveness: High-Quality LIstening is Key, Perceived Partner Responsiveness Scale (PPRS), Toward Understanding Understanding:The Importance of Feeling Understood in Relationships, Perceived Responses to Capitalization Attempts are Influenced by Self-Esteem and Relationship Threat, Perceived Partner Responsiveness Minimizes Defensive Reactions to Failure, Assessing the Seeds of Relationship Decay: Using Implicit Evaluations to Detect the Early Stages of Disillusionment. I'm Shankar Vedantam. The transcript below may be for an earlier version of this episode. You can search for the episode or browse all episodes on our Archive Page. No matter how hard you try to feel happier, you end up back where you started. The categorization that language provides to you becomes real, becomes psychologically real. This week, in the second installment of our Happiness 2.0 series, psychologist Todd Kashdan looks at the relationship between distress and happiness, and how to keep difficult emotions from sabotaging our wellbeing. These relationships can help you feel cared for and connected. And all of a sudden, I noticed that there was a new window that had popped up in my mind, and it was like a little bird's-eye view of the landscape that I was walking through, and I was a little red dot that was moving across the landscape. But can you imagine someone without imagining their gender? But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy that's all around us. GEACONE-CRUZ: It's a Sunday afternoon, and it's raining outside. And why do some social movements take off and spread, while others fizzle? 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. Google Podcasts - hidden brain Trusted by 5,200 companies and developers. VEDANTAM: It took just one week of living in Japan for Jennifer to pick up an important, VEDANTAM: There isn't a straightforward translation of this phrase in English. 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. This week, in the fourth and final installment of our Happiness 2.0 series, psychologist Dacher Having a sense of purpose can be a buffer against the challenges we all face at various stages of life. No matter how hard you try to feel happier, you end up back where you started. They can be small differences but important in other ways. Hidden Brain - KQED | News, Radio, Podcasts, TV 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. Long before she began researching languages as a professor, foreign languages loomed large in her life. How do certain memes go viral? 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? How else would you do it? 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. VEDANTAM: Still don't have a clear picture? 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? 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. I'm shankar Vedantam in the 2002 rom com. al (Eds. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #7: (Speaking foreign language). SHANKAR VEDANTAM, HOST:This is HIDDEN BRAIN. And then if you are going to be that elliptical, why use the casual word get? It might irritate you slightly to hear somebody say something like, I need less books instead of fewer books. 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. If you're studying a new language, you might discover these phrases not in your textbooks but when you're hanging out with friends. native tongue without even thinking about it. Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. Parents and peers influence our major life choices, but they can also steer us in directions that leave us deeply unsatisfied. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. 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. 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. Our transcripts are provided by various partners and may contain errors or deviate slightly from the audio. al (Eds. Thank you! Whats going on here? Purpose can also boost our health and longevity. And maybe the convenience store or the shop is really not that far away. Perspectives on the Situation by Harry T. Reis, and John G. Holmes, in The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology, 2012. So in terms of the size of differences, there are certainly effects that are really, really big. This is HIDDEN BRAIN. Our team includes Laura Kwerel, Adhiti Bandlamudi and our supervising producer Tara Boyle. 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. Toula and Ian's different backgrounds become apparent on one of their very first dates. And it's sad that we're not going to be able to make use of them and learn them and celebrate them. And it's not just about how we think about time. No matter how hard you try to feel happier, you end up back where. You know, there's no left leg or right leg. Our transcripts are provided by various partners and may contain errors or deviate slightly from the audio. And a girl goes in this pile. Are the spoken origins of language one reason that words so often seem to be on the move? He. 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. Go behind the scenes, see what Shankar is reading and find more useful resources and links. And so I was trying to keep track of which way is which. 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? How To Breathe Correctly For Optimal Health, Mood, Learning You also see huge differences in other domains like number. Subscribe to the Hidden Brain Podcast on your favorite podcast player so you never miss an episode. 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. So the way you say hi in Kuuk Thaayorre is to say, which way are you heading? And it irritates people, but there's a different way of seeing literally. 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. And as you point out, it's not just that people feel that a word is being misused. Can I get some chicken? Bu Thank you for helping to keep the podcast database up to date. 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. Cholera and malnourishment await Somalis fleeing . The fact is that language change can always go in one of many directions, there's a chance element to it. 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. 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. That is the direction of writing in Hebrew and Arabic, going from right to left. 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. We'll be back momentarily. Why researchers should think real-world: A conceptual rationale, by Harry T. Reis, in Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Daily Life, 2012. What techniques did that person use to persuade you? Hidden Brain - Transcripts And if they were facing east, they would make the cards come toward them, toward the body. The Effective Negotiator Part 1: The Behavior of Successful Negotiators and The Effective Negotiator Part 2: Planning for Negotiations, by Neil Rackham and John Carlisle, Journal of European Industrial Training, 1978. We convince a colleague to take a different tactic at work. This week, in the fourth and final installment of our Happiness 2.0 series, psychologist Dacher Keltner describes . But they can also steer us in directions that leave us deeply unsatisfied. We couldnt survive without the many public radio stations that support our show and they cant survive without you. I'm Shankar Vedantam, and you're listening to HIDDEN BRAIN. 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But if you ask bilinguals, who have learned two languages and now they know that some genders disagree across the two languages, they're much less likely to say that it's because chairs are intrinsically masculine. Growing up, I understood this word to mean for a very short time, as in John McWhorter was momentarily surprised. We recommend movies or books to a friend. 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. So bilinguals are kind of this in-between case where they can't quite turn off their other languages, but they become more prominent, more salient when you are actually speaking the language or surrounded by the language. Hidden Brain explores the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior and questions that lie at the heart of our complex and changing world. And I was telling this person about someone I knew back in America. 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. But the reason that it seems so elusive is because we don't really think about the, quote, unquote, "meaning" of things like our conversation-easing laughter. This is NPR. We talk with psychologist Iris Mauss, who explains why happiness Why do some companies become household names, while others flame out? If a transcript is available, you'll see a Transcript button which expands to reveal the full transcript. So these speakers have internalized this idea from their language, and they believe that it's right. VEDANTAM: How the languages we speak shape the way we think and why the words we use are always in flux. Of course, if you can't keep track of exactly seven, you can't count. Whats going on here? John, you've noted that humans have been using language for a very long time, but for most of that time language has been about talking. Evaluating Changes in Motivation, Values, and Well-being, by Kennon M. Sheldon and Lawrence S. Krieger, Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2004. Many of us believe that hard work and persistence are the key to achieving our goals. This week, in the final installment of our Happiness 2.0 series, psychologist Dacher Keltner describes what happens when we stop to sav, Sometimes, life can feel like being stuck on a treadmill. Researcher Elizabeth Dunn helps us map out Having a sense of purpose can be a buffer against the challenges we all face at various stages of life. Everyone wants to be loved and appreciated. For more of our Relationships 2.0 series, check out one of our most popular episodes ever about why marriages are so hard. 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And if that is true, then the educated person can look down on people who say Billy and me went to the store or who are using literally, quote, unquote, "wrong" and condemn them in the kinds of terms that once were ordinary for condemning black people or women or what have you. Perceived Partner Responsiveness Scale (PPRS), by Harry T. Reis et. I'm Shankar Vedanta. This week, we kick off a month-long series we're calling Happiness 2.0. But what most people mean is that there'll be slang, that there'll be new words for new things and that some of those words will probably come from other languages. Sometimes, life can feel like being stuck on a treadmill. And what's cool about languages, like the languages spoken in Pormpuraaw, is that they don't use words like left and right, and instead, everything is placed in cardinal directions like north, south, east and west. Lots of languages make a distinction between things that are accidents and things that are intentional actions. 437 Episodes Produced by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam Website. And they asked me all kinds of questions about them. The transcript below may be for an earlier version of this episode. Going the Distance on the Pacific Crest Trail: The Vital Role of Identified Motivation, by Kennon M. Sheldon, Motivation Science, 2020. 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. Purpose can also boost our health and longevity. 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. al, Group Decision and Negotiation, 2008. VEDANTAM: I asked Lera how describing the word chair or the word bridge as masculine or feminine changes the way that speakers of different languages think about those concepts. But it's so hard to feel that partly because our brains are on writing, as I say in the book. Researcher Elizabeth Dunn helps us map out the unexpected ways we can find joy and happiness in our everyday lives. 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. The transcript below may be for an earlier version of this episode. But if they were sitting facing north, they would lay out the story from right to left. Parents and peers influence our major life choices. As you're going about your day, you likely interact with family, friends and coworkers. Copyright 2018 NPR. It's natural to want to run away from difficult emotions such as grief, anger and fear. We love the idea of Hidden Brain helping to spark discussions in your community. - you would have to say something like, my arm got broken, or it so happened to me that my arm is broken. I said, you know, this weird thing happened. BORODITSKY: My family is Jewish, and we left as refugees. She once visited an aboriginal community in northern Australia and found the language they spoke forced her mind to work in new ways. It's not something that you typically go out trying to do intentionally. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) If you're so upset about it, maybe you can think of a way to help her. So I just think that it's something we need to check ourselves for. 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. We'll also look at how languages evolve, and why we're sometimes resistant to those changes. And dead languages never change, and some of us might prefer those. It's not necessarily may I please have, but may I have, I'll have, but not can I get a. I find it just vulgar for reasons that as you can see I can't even do what I would call defending. VEDANTAM: There are phrases in every language that are deeply evocative and often untranslatable. But, if you dig a little deeper, you may find that they share much more: they might make the same amount of money as you, or share the, We all have to make certain choices in life, such as where to live and how to earn a living. Updated privacy policy: We have made some changes to our Privacy Policy. But might we allow that there's probably a part of all human beings that wants to look down on somebody else. Many of us rush through our lives, chasing goals and just trying to get everything done. JENNIFER GEACONE-CRUZ: My name is Jennifer Geacone-Cruz. Hidden Brain Feb 23, 2023 Happiness 2.0: Surprising Sources of Joy Sometimes, life can feel like being stuck on a treadmill. So it's easy to think, oh, I could imagine someone without thinking explicitly about what they're wearing. 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. But what happens when these feelings catch up with us? MCWHORTER: Those are called contronyms, and literally has become a new contronym. You're not going to do trigonometry. FAQ | Hidden Brain Media This week, we kick off a month-long series we're calling Happiness 2.0. And what he noticed was that when people were trying to act like Monday, they would act like a man. Shankar Vedantam: This is Hidden Brain. That's the way words are, too. Purpose can also boost our health and longevity. BORODITSKY: Well, I think it's a terrible tragedy. 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? I saw this bird's-eye view, and I was this little red dot. Many of us rush through our days, weeks, and lives, chasing goals, and just trying to get everything done. Shankar Vedantam, host of the popular podcast "Hidden Brain" has been reporting on human behavior for decades. So you have speakers of two different languages look at the same event and come away with different memories of what happened because of the structure of their languages and the way they would normally describe them. If you are a podcaster, the best way to manage your podcasts on Listen Notes is by claiming your Listen Notes But it is a completely crucial part of the human experience. 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 one skull but two different minds, and you shift from one to the other. This is a database with millions of art images. So when the perfect woman started writing him letters, it seemed too good to be true. So for example, if Sam grabbed a hammer and struck the flute in anger, that would be one description, like, Sam broke the flute. What Makes Lawyers Happy? There's a way of speaking right. When the con was exposed, its victims defended the con artists. But actually, that's exactly how people in those communities come to stay oriented - is that they learn it, (laughter) right? and pick the featured episodes for your show. Copyright Hidden Brain Media | Privacy Policy, Read the latest from the Hidden Brain Newsletter.
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