The Invisible Influence of Language — with Lera Boroditsky

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🗓️ 24 February 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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One of the oldest psycho-technologies we have is language. How do the words we use influence the way we think? Further, how can we inoculate ourselves from their undue influence — and consciously design language that helps us meet our most complex challenges? This week on Your Undivided Attention, we're grateful to have cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Tristan.
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0:11.5	goes back to 2019.
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0:19.6	go back to our conversation with Johann Hari.
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0:42.1	And with that, here we go.
0:47.7	The immigrants scurried across the border.
0:51.3	Or I can say that another way, the immigrants crossed the border.
0:56.0	But notice that when I use the word scurry,
0:58.2	I'm conjuring the thought of vermin or insects without actually saying that.
1:03.0	And if that shifts public opinion on immigration by 25%,
1:06.7	or even 2%, then I've changed your opinion in a way that you can't even see.
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