In this TED talk video and transcription Anna Babel a Spanish professor talks about how social categories, stereotypes, and discrimination can change a person's perception of a speaker. Babel also uses scientific evidence to back her claims and poses questions as to what these findings say about discrimination in our society.
"So to sum up: language is a collective human creation, reflecting human nature -- how we conceptualize reality, how we relate to one another -- and by analyzing the various quirks and complexities of language, I think we can get a window onto what makes us tick."
Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how "power posing" - standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don't feel confident - can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.
"What you're seeing here is, we've selected the pathways in the brain of a chronic pain patient. This may shock you, but we're literally reading this person's brain in real time. They're watching their own brain activation, and they're controlling the pathway that produces their pain."
TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript: Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another -- by listening to the humans around them and "taking statistics" on the sounds they need to know. Clever lab experiments (and brain scans) show how 6-month-old babies use sophisticated reasoning to understand their world.
This is a TED Talk of Jamila Lyiscott's "3 Ways to Speak English." She discusses the three different types of English she uses -- one with her parents, one in the classroom, and one with her friends. She then expands upon the evolution of each of these languages and what it means to be articulate.
In this TED Talk, Patricia Kuhl discusses how babies learn language. Using lab experiments and brain scans, such as PET scans, her team of researches were able to determine that babies "take statistics." This means they use a process of reasoning to determine what sounds they need to learn to say.
This video explains that many ways that body language is equally and possibly even more important than speaking. It shows what you really mean, and it can shape you just like your speech can shape you.
Psychologist Dr. Kelly McGonigal does a TED talk about how to make stress your friend and how to cope with it better. Although seemingly impossible, she introduces a new way to view stress which is clinically proven to improve performance in any situation.
An overview of the theory of "universal grammar" and how it led to the creation of "generative syntax", the gathering of linguistic data, and ultimately the exploration of different aspects of cognition and the brain.
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