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I'm Shankar Vedanta. In this episode, we explore how long-term relationships have changed over time and whether we might be able to improve marriage by asking less of it. I decided it was very important for me to learn English because I had always been a very verbal kid, and I'd - was always the person who recited poems in front of the school and, you know, led assemblies and things like that. MCWHORTER: Oh, yeah, I'm a human being. Now I can stay oriented. Hidden Brain: The Easiest Person to Fool on Apple Podcasts What Do You Do When Things Go Right? But what happens when these feelings catch up with us? It's never happened. You couldn't have predicted this I know-uh move-uh (ph). That hadn't started then. MCWHORTER: No, because LOL was an expression; it was a piece of language, and so you knew that its meaning was going to change. VEDANTAM: Still don't have a clear picture? BORODITSKY: Yeah. Listen on the Reuters app. 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. If you still cant find the episode, try looking through our most recent shows on our homepage. 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. Hidden Brain : NPR Personal Strivings: An Approach to Personality and Subjective Well-being, by Robert A. Emmons, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1986. 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. If you're studying a new language, you might discover these phrases not. GEACONE-CRUZ: It describes this feeling so perfectly in such a wonderfully packaged, encapsulated way. The transcript below may be for an earlier version of this episode. BORODITSKY: Yeah. VEDANTAM: In the English-speaking world, she goes by Lera Boroditsky. Today's episode was the first in our You 2.0 series, which runs all this month. Which I think is probably important with the reality that this edifice that you're teaching is constantly crumbling. This week, we kick off a month-long series we're calling Happiness 2.0. Stay with us. VEDANTAM: One of the things I found really interesting is that the evolution of words and language is constant. So new words are as likely to evolve as old ones. And dead languages never change, and some of us might prefer those. That's what it's all about. So we did an analysis of images in Artstor. Yes! Our transcripts are provided by various partners and may contain errors or deviate slightly from the audio. If you take literally in what we can think of as its earliest meaning, the earliest meaning known to us is by the letter. 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. Hidden Brain. MCWHORTER: Yeah. 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? This week, we kick off a month-long series we're calling Happiness 2.0. 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. And a girl goes in this pile. But if you prefer life - the unpredictability of life - then living language in many ways are much more fun. In a lot of languages, there isn't. We'll begin with police shootings of unarmed Black men. VEDANTAM: So all this raises a really interesting question. Mistakes and errors are what turned Latin into French. And what he found was kids who were learning Hebrew - this is a language that has a lot of gender loading in it - figured out whether they were a boy or a girl about a year sooner than kids learning Finnish, which doesn't have a lot of gender marking in the language. Relationships 2.0: What Makes Relationships Thrive | Hidden Brain Media Flight attendant Steven Slater slides from a plane after quitting. 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. Who Do You Want To Be? - Hidden Brain (pdcast) | Listen Notes Shankar Vedantam, host of the popular podcast "Hidden Brain" has been reporting on human behavior for decades. We talk with psychologist Iris Mauss, who explains why happiness can seem more el, When we want something very badly, it can be hard to see warning signs that might be obvious to other people. ), Handbook of Closeness and Intimacy, 2004. Perceived Partner Responsiveness Scale (PPRS), by Harry T. Reis et. : The Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Benefits of Sharing Positive Events, Shelly. GEACONE-CRUZ: It's a Sunday afternoon, and it's raining outside. Transcript 585: In Defense of Ignorance Note: This American Life is produced for the ear and designed to be heard. 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. 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. 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. Hidden Brain All episodes of Hidden Brain - Chartable Hidden Brain Episodes Happiness 2.0: The Reset Button Many of us rush through our lives, chasing goals and just trying to get everything done. 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? podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9rd1djMGxoZg==, open.spotify.com/show/20Gf4IAauFrfj7RBkjcWxh. : A Data-Driven Prescription to Redefine Professional Success, Does Legal Education Have Undermining Effects on Law Students? UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #4: (Speaking foreign language). And we're all going to have feelings like that. And maybe the convenience store or the shop is really not that far away. He. VEDANTAM: As someone who spends a lot of his time listening to language evolve, John hears a lot of slang. How does that sound now? It is a great, free way to engage the podcast community and increase the visibility of your podcasts. So I think that nobody would say that they don't think language should change. 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. This week on Hidden Brain, we revisit a favorite episode exploring what this culture means Jesse always wanted to fall in love. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As character) I'm willing to get involved. You 2.0: How to Open Your Mind | Hidden Brain Media 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. When she was 12, her family came to the United States from the Soviet Union. So even if I'm speaking English, the distinctions that I've learned in speaking Russian, for example, are still active in my mind to some extent, but they're more active if I'm actually speaking Russian. It's exactly how old English turned into modern English. VEDANTAM: There are phrases in every language that are deeply evocative and often untranslatable. Our transcripts are provided by various partners and may contain errors or deviate slightly from the audio. And I did that. 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. There's a way of speaking right. Dictionaries are wonderful things, but they create an illusion that there's such thing as a language that stands still, when really it's the nature of human language to change. VEDANTAM: It took just one week of living in Japan for Jennifer to pick up an important new term. And then when I turned, this little window stayed locked on the landscape, but it turned in my mind's eye. There are signs it's getting even harder. by Harry T. Reis, Annie Regan, and Sonja Lyubomirsky, Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2021. So I think it's something that is quite easy for humans to learn if you just have a reason to want to do it. Updated privacy policy: We have made some changes to our Privacy Policy. Researcher Elizabeth Dunn helps us map out the unexpected ways we can find joy and happiness in our everyday lives. But does a person who says that really deserve the kind of sneering condemnation that you often see? We all have to make certain choices in life, such as where to live and how to earn a living. Stay with us. But is that true when it comes to the pursuit of happiness? Many of us rush through our lives, chasing goals and just trying to get everything done. Maybe they like the same kinds of food, or enjoy the same hobbies. Imagine this. There's been a little bit of research from economists actually looking at this. For more on decision-making, check out our episode on how to make wiser choices. So in terms of the size of differences, there are certainly effects that are really, really big. So when the perfect woman started writing him letters, it seemed too good to be true. VEDANTAM: Languages orient us to the world. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy that's all around us. and pick the featured episodes for your show. Just saying hello was difficult. You can also connect directly with our sponsorship representative by emailing [emailprotected]. What techniques did that person use to persuade you? But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy thats all around us. Purpose can also boost our health and longevity. And nobody wishes that we hadn't developed our modern languages today from the ancient versions. They shape our place in it. Hidden Brain | Hidden Brain Media