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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Alison Wood Brooks (on the science of conversation)

Feb 19, 2025 · 02:08:47
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  • Alison Wood Brooks explores the underestimated complexity of conversation and human connection beyond transactional information exchange
  • Discusses research on how asking more questions creates relational magic and addresses the hunger for vulnerability while hesitancy to share it
  • Explains the power dynamics between humor and conversation, and how 'I'm sorry' carries more weight than 'I love you'

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Alison Wood Brooks
11 podcast appearances

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