My guest today is Dr Ad Vingerhoets, he’s a Professor of Clinical Psychology at Tilburg University with a specialty in stress and emotion. He has spent more than 20 years studying when and why we cry, and how the study of crying may help us obtain better insight into human nature. Ad has authored numerous books on the science of crying.
Fully Timestamped Chapter List:
00:00:00 Trailer for Dr Ad Vingerhoets
00:01:21 How Ad Began Studying Tears
00:05:10 Darwin’s Doubts About Emotional Tears
00:07:10 Evolution & Infant Bonding
00:14:20 Fathers, Crying & Social Perception
00:17:35 Netflix Tears & Emotional TV
00:21:25 Does Crying Bring Relief?
00:25:25 Children Seeing Parents Cry
00:29:00 Tears of Joy vs. Feeling Overwhelmed
00:39:50 Visual Tears vs. No Tears Experiment
00:55:35 Who Cries More, Men or Women?
01:05:00 Cultural Rituals
01:13:55 The “Energy Cost” of Crying?
01:17:05 Measuring Tears: Therapy & Psychopathy
01:31:15 Finding Meaning Daily
01:32:15 Wrap-Up & Ad’s Work
***LINKS***
Dr Ad’s Website:
https://bit.ly/40Zqt6M
New York Times Article:
https://nyti.ms/40Enqzt
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