It's not real!
It’s Not Real is the podcast that takes a scalpel to the stories we tell ourselves. Hosted by Dr Paul Harrison, consumer psychologist, academic, and media commentator, each episode unpacks the real evidence behind why we do what we do, how the world actually works, and the myths we cling to in order to make life a little easier. From marketing spin to social norms, from economic fictions to psychological blind spots, It’s Not Real cuts through the noise with sharp analysis, candid conversations, and a healthy dose of skepticism. Because sometimes, the things we believe… just aren’t real.
It's not real!
15: The Power of Language
In our reimagined podcast, The Lab at Deakin, Paul and Gini (Virginia) Weber interrogate the power of language, how butter is made, and whether you really are politically correct or just being some ill-defined misanthrope.
The Marketing Lab is recorded and produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.
Stuff we talked about...
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/sapir-whorf-hypothesis
Self-Face Activates the Dopamine Reward Pathway without Awareness: https://academic.oup.com/cercor/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cercor/bhab096/6227018
Witness by Louise Milligan: https://thestellaprize.com.au/prize/2021-prize/witness/
Saudade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUuJrpP0Mak
No Activity: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/09/no-activity-review-nothing-happens-but-thats-the-point-of-this-hilarious-cop-comedy
Children of Time: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/adrian-tchaikovsky/children-of-time/9781447273301
Distant benefciaries: https://academic.oup.com/jcr/article/47/6/878/5936532
Research on absolute (north/east/south/west) versus relative (left/right) directions in language and how it influences time perception within Indigenous Australian communities: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41062425
Language and gender prejudice across languages: https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fpspa0000188