Power posing, arguing with teenagers, and creative walking
http://www.usefulscience.org/podcast/2
This week we learn about how walking enhances creativity, power posing, and why arguing with your teenager may be a good idea.
Show Notes:
- Power-posing for two minutes (i.e. feet resting on a surface while sitting with fingers interlaced behind the head or, standing and leaning slightly forward over a surface supported by firmly planted hands) temporarily elevates testosterone levels and lowers cortisol levels. This increases feelings of power and promotes focus on reward instead of risk.
- Amy Cuddy
- Power-Posing TED Talk
- Zurich study on power posing
- Amy Cuddy's meta-analysis
- Data Colada article on power posing
- Photo of power poses
- Placebos without Deception: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Walking, whether outside or on a treadmill, leads to more creative thinking.
- Cultured bacteria from the hand of an eight-year-old
- Teenagers who engaged in healthy debate with their parents (listening to each other and discussing, though not necessarily agreeing), developed a sense of autonomy that made them more resistant to peer pressure relating to drugs and alcohol.
- Ig Nobel Price
- An analysis of the forces required to drag sheep over various surfaces
- Are cows more likely to lie down the longer they stand?
