Insecure People Use More Jargon

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4.6 • 964 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Learn about how naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies and steal babies, the average person is hiding 13 secrets, and people use more jargon when they're insecure about their status.

Naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies and steal babies by Grant Currin

Naked mole-rat. (2016, April 25). Smithsonian’s National Zoo. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/naked-mole-rat
Naked mole-rats invade neighboring colonies and steal babies. (2020, October 20). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/naked-mole-rats-colonies-territory-pups
Braude, S., Hess, J., & Ingram, C. (2020). Inter‐colony invasion between wild naked mole‐rat colonies. Journal of Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12834

The Average Person Is Hiding 13 Secrets, According to a Study by Anna Todd

https://www.curiositydaily.com/keeping-secrets-makes-life-harder-emotions-change/

People use more jargon when they're insecure about their status by author Kelsey Donk

Stillman, J. (2020, October 20). New Research: Jargon Is a Sign of Insecurity, Not Smarts. Inc.com; Inc. https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/language-jargon-hiring.html
People Use Jargon To Make Up For Their Low Standing In A Group. (2020, November 2). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/11/02/people-use-jargon-to-make-up-for-their-low-standing-in-a-group/
Brown, Z. C., Anicich, E. M., & Galinsky, A. D. (2020). Compensatory conspicuous communication: Low status increases jargon use. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 161, 274–290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.07.001

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Curiosity.com.
0:07.0	I'm Cody Gough.
0:08.0	And I'm Ashley Hamer.
0:09.0	And I'm Natalia Reagan.
0:10.0	Today you learn about how naked mole rats invade neighboring colonies and
0:14.2	steal babies and how many secrets the average person is hiding.
0:18.0	You'll also learn about how people use more jargon when they're insecure about
0:21.6	their status.
0:23.0	Let's conciliate some curiosity.
0:26.4	Gather around.
0:27.6	I'm about to tell you a dramatic tale.
0:29.8	It involves a monarchy that rules over a stratified society, violent underground battles, brutal
0:35.5	conquest, kidnapping, and murder.
0:39.8	No, it's not a new season of Game of Thrones, it's research on naked mole rats.
0:44.4	Get ready to hear the dramatic tale of these ruthless rodent warriors.
0:49.2	If you've never seen a naked mole rat, well, the name paints an accurate picture. These small rodents are almost completely
0:55.7	hairless, thus the naked part. They have tiny eyes and live underground, like a mole, and they
1:01.6	have huge incisors, kind of like a mole and they have huge incisors kind of like a rat. No false advertising here
1:07.1	Zoologists have been interested in these animals for decades particularly for their unique social life.
1:13.0	Naked mole rats live in colonies that include as many as 300 individuals.
1:18.0	A single breeding pair sits at the top of the social structure like a king and a queen, and the legions of workers take care of everything else.
1:26.0	Back in the early 90s, a team of researchers spent three summers
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