#51 - Dr Ad Vingerhoets - Why Do We Cry? - World Expert In Science of Crying

#51 - Dr Ad Vingerhoets - Why Do We Cry? - World Expert In Science of Crying

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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