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 MY STUFF: Awaken Out Of Context Podcast (YouTube & Podcast Links): https://bit.ly/3tk8FVv Follow Me On Instagram (@awakenoutofjason): https://bit.ly/3RAkKQj #whywecry

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