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Vibe: A Distributed Emotion

Ten Percent Happier

June 21, 2022

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Podcast Transcript

We hear a lot about “vibe” these days: Vibe check, a shift in the vibe, catching a vibe, don't kill the vibe. With the help of scholars and researchers Ellen Dissanayake, Connie Bainbridge, and Maria Witek we’ll define this feeling by drawing a fun, evolutionary line from the sweet sounds of baby talk and lullabies, all the way to adults vibing to the music they love. To put our findings to the test, musicians Phil Cook & Ally J help Saleem write a new lullaby, and DJ Zephyr Ann & DJ Rang demonstrate the power of experiencing “distributed emotion” through music.

This is the last episode of the season but we’ll be back a little down the road. In the meantime, keep the vibe going by listening to our Spotify playlist, and follow & tweet us at @podfeelings with some suggestions to add to the list!

If you’ve got a question or story about an emotion you’re grappling with, send us a voice memo at morethanafeeling@tenpercent.com.

Where to find our guests online:

Ellen Dissanayake:

Website

Connie Bainbridge:

The Music Lab at Harvard University:

Paper: Children infer the behavioral contexts of unfamiliar foreign songs

Dr. Maria Witek:

Phil Cook:

Ally J:

Zephyr Ann Doles:

DJ Rang:

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