Encore: Why We Need Friends With Shared Interests

The Science of Happiness

PRX and Greater Good Science Center

Science, Social Sciences

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

She's the world's leading animal behaviorist and an autism advocacy leader. Guest Temple Grandin shares what kind of support systems led her to success, and we hear about how community, and lack thereof, affects our health and ability to succeed.

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Episode summary:
Having strong relationships is vital to our well-being. We tend to be happier and healthier when we’re involved with community. Today’s guest is the world-famous scientist Temple Grandin. She was born with autism, which led her to be socially isolated from her peers. Join us on this episode of The Science of Happiness to hear about how Grandin credits her support networks for her success and making her into the person she is today. We’ll also look at the science behind the health repercussions of not having strong social networks. Feeling socially disconnected can lead to a higher risk of dementia, cardiovascular disease, cancer and more.

Today’s guests:
Temple Grandin is a leading scientist, prominent author and speaker on autism and animal behaviors. Today, she teaches courses at Colorado State University. Her latest book is Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions.
Temple’s Website: https://www.templegrandin.com
Follow Temple on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtemplegrandin?lang=en
Check out Temple’s Latest Book: https://tinyurl.com/3tftxpck

Tegan Cruwyis is a clinical psychologist at The National Australian University who studies social connection and how loneliness and chronic isolation are literally toxic.
Learn more about Cruwyis and her work: https://tinyurl.com/3etuvket
Follow Cruwyis on Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/yc5ujhaj

Resources from The Greater Good Science Center:

Four Ways Social Support Makes You More Resilient https://tinyurl.com/34ntce8u
What is Social Connection? https://tinyurl.com/nk8crbbz
Is Social Connection the Best Path to Happiness? https://tinyurl.com/4wxc66tn
Why are We so Wired to Connect? https://tinyurl.com/uttppd3p

Tell us about your experiences with building social connections. Email us at [email protected] or use the hashtag #happinesspod.
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0:00.0	Hey everyone. Thanks for joining us on the Science of Happiness. This week we are
0:07.6	re-erring a favorite episode of ours that was actually nominated for an
0:11.3	award. It's about a true cultural champion and
0:14.7	hero of mine, Temple Grandin. Temple transformed the cattle industry and
0:19.4	born with autism has helped shape our thinking about this form of neurodiversity.
0:25.8	On today's episode, she shares why we need friends with shared interests.
0:31.4	Enjoy.
0:35.0	I had a lot of I had a lot of
0:36.0	I had a lot of good things happen.
0:42.0	I had a lot of good things happen.
0:44.0	Did lots of fun things when I was in my elementary school years,
0:48.0	I had a really good childhood,
0:50.0	playing outside, making things.
0:54.0	Where I started to get into trouble was in high school.
0:58.0	High school is an absolute disaster of bullying and teasing. Absolutely terrible. I went to a large girls
1:08.0	school and you know girls at the teenagers they were more interested in boys than doing things like building things.
1:15.0	And I ended up getting kicked out because I threw a book and a girl called me a,
1:19.0	and I ended up getting sent to a special boarding school for kids with problems.
1:25.0	I was absolutely not motivated to study.
1:28.0	I had basically just messed around and not done any studying.
1:34.1	Then my science teacher came along.
1:37.4	And what he did is he gave me the motivation to study
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