Madeleine Finlay

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2,527 appearances 37 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard yesterday

Madeleine Finlay’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Science Weekly · Are rich people really worse behaved? Here’s the science · 8 Sep 2026 podcast
And actually, our friendships sit in this wider social context. voice-verified
Context, there's a big complex network of people that we have around us, and those relationships are relevant as well. voice-verified
So, what these researchers did is they did a series of studies with around a thousand participants, and they asked the participants, how would you like your friend to behave towards not just yourself, but towards others as well, including strangers, and in particular, voice-verified
particular the participants rival. voice-verified
And what they found is we want our friends to be more vicious towards our enemies. voice-verified
Well, in the paper, they talk about this adaptationalist model of friendship. voice-verified
And basically what that means is do our friends have our back? voice-verified
So are they gonna help us out when we're ill, when we come into conflict, when we're in a spot of bother? voice-verified
And in that context, you can see why it would make sense that we want our enemies to be our friends' enemies as well. voice-verified
Because I'll give you an example. voice-verified
So imagine, Ian, that I have a foe who is sort of plotting my downfall. voice-verified
If my friend finds out about the plan and then doesn't tell me is kind and trustworthy to them instead of me, I'm in big trouble. voice-verified
You know, I want my friend to find out about the plot and viciously sabotage it. voice-verified
I don't think I have. voice-verified
I will admit that I think I'm a bit melodramatic when it comes to people who have wronged me. voice-verified
And I would say maybe I have an ongoing list of enemies. voice-verified
I hope they don't know that they're necessarily on the list. voice-verified
And I want my friends to kind of back me up in this. voice-verified
I wouldn't expect them to go into battle for me, but I think the point is there's a social bonding that comes. voice-verified
With having a common enemy and feeling like you're on the same team. voice-verified
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