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Something You Should Know

Why You Should Talk More Often & How People Get Brainwashed

Something You Should Know

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Zoom and other platforms have made virtual meetings very convenient and allow people in different locations to gather together in one place. Still, virtual meetings can be inefficient and can waste a lot of time if people aren't aware of some common don'ts. This episode starts with a list of things not to do or say that can streamline those meetings.

One thing that sets us apart from all other animals is our ability to speak and communicate with a complex language. So, we talk. We talk to each other, to ourselves and to no one in particular. The process of creating speech is complicated and it turns out it does more than just communicate our thoughts. there are a lot of benefits to talking out loud and to ourselves. We need to talk according to my guest Maryellen MacDonald. She is a cognitive scientist and professor of psychology and language sciences at the University of Wisconsin−Madison. She is also author of the book More Than Words: How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World.

You often hear the term – "brainwashing" but what is it really? How does it work to get people to join a cult or believe some fringe theory that most people think is crazy? It's interesting that we only think people have been brainwashed if what they believe differs from what we believe. Here to help us understand brainwashing is Rebecca Lemov. She is a historian of science at Harvard University and author of the book The Instability of Truth: Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyper-Persuasion.

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