Why Do We Cry?

Short Wave

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🗓️ 9 November 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Last month, Short Wave explored the evolutionary purpose of laughter. Now, we're talking tears. From glistening eyeballs to waterworks, what are tears? Why do we shed them? And what makes our species' ability to cry emotional tears so unique?

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0:00.0	You're listening to Shortwave from NPR.
0:05.0	Aaron? Emily.
0:07.0	You and I both knew this episode was coming.
0:09.0	Yeah, ever since we did an episode on Why We Laff,
0:12.0	I knew we'd have to have the twin episode Why We Cry.
0:16.0	On balance, it just felt right.
0:18.0	And there is one actor who gets me choked up more than anyone.
0:21.0	Well done!
0:23.0	Well done!
0:25.0	Tom hangs in anything.
0:27.0	In this case, and cast away in most of Apollo 13,
0:31.0	saving Ryan. Emily, Emily, I can only imagine watching the end of Forrest Gump
0:36.0	with you where he's at Jenny's grave and telling her about their boy.
0:40.0	She's so smart, Jenny.
0:45.0	You'd be so proud of you.
0:47.0	It gets me every time.
0:49.0	If there's anything you need,
0:52.0	I won't be far away.
0:54.0	Listen, okay, this audio may make you cringe.
0:57.0	It may make you cry,
0:59.0	but you're gonna feel something because shedding emotional tears
1:03.0	is a very homo sapien thing to do.
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