The Truth About Emotions
Episode 109 · Apr 28, 07:00 AM
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What if everything you learned about emotions is actually wrong?
In conversation, we tackle:
- The 1960s research that convinced everyone facial expressions are universal, and the methodological flaw that's been sitting inside it the whole time
- Why Friends had a laugh track and what that has to do with how we think emotions work
- What happens to courtroom verdicts when juries decide someone "looks remorseful"
- The four states that ARE hardwired (and why they're not the emotions you'd expect)
- Why having more emotion words actually changes what you can feel
- Words for emotions in other languages that English doesn't have, and what that tells us
- Why "just be happy" is bad advice, and what to aim for instead
- Why grief, joy, and bad weeks aren't one-note experiences
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