Company
Date Published
Oct. 4, 2021
Author
lished
Word count
192
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

In the latest episode of The Feelings Lab, hosts Dr. Alan Cowen, Dr. Dacher Keltner, and Matt Forte discuss embarrassment with guest host Dr. Jessica Tracy and comedian Ali Kolbert. Topics covered include emotional contagion, how embarrassment strengthens collective identity, spreading emotions in comedy clubs, the evolution of embarrassment across time and age due to social media, and whether animals display remorse or not.