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Episode 70 - On the Shoulders of Hobbits: Culture and Collective Intelligence

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Are humans individually stupid but collectively smart? Joseph Shaules and Ishita Ray explore the radical psychology of collective intelligence. We see that networked cognition has been the key to human flourishing and that even basic mental processes—e.g. memory, belief—evolved to function collectively. This is forcing a rethink of culture and human intelligence. Stories from the podcast team remind us that collective intelligence is embodied within us and that foreign experiences force us to confront different perceptual realities.

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Episode 69 - Cultural Chameleons

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mGu9je5iit"><a href="https://japanintercultural.org/podcast/episode-69-cultural-chameleons/">Episode 69 &#8211; Cultural Chameleons</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://japanintercultural.org/podcast/episode-69-cultural-chameleons/embed/#?secret=mGu9je5iit" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Episode 69 &#8211; Cultural Chameleons&#8221; &#8212; Japan Intercultural Institute" data-secret="mGu9je5iit" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://japanintercultural.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

Are you a cultural chameleon? This episode explores the psychology of adapting deeply to different cultural worlds. Can you feel authentic switching between different cultural selves? Is it different if you are forced to adapt? And anyway, how do chameleons change the color of their skin? We also hear the cultural code switching adventures of: Sanne Bosma, Hashini Madarasinge, Vanessa Eisenbert, Yuto Aki, Torhild Liane Haars Skarnes, Albert Mhangami and Rob Fritz. 

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Episode 68 - Humor Across Cultures

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wC1oUnPse1"><a href="https://japanintercultural.org/podcast/episode-68-humor-across-cultures/">Episode 68 &#8211; Humor Across Cultures</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://japanintercultural.org/podcast/episode-68-humor-across-cultures/embed/#?secret=wC1oUnPse1" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Episode 68 &#8211; Humor Across Cultures&#8221; &#8212; Japan Intercultural Institute" data-secret="wC1oUnPse1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://japanintercultural.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

Humor is universal yet it often doesn’t travel well. In this episode, Sanne Bosma and Joseph Shaules explore the cultural roots of humor. They discuss how humor evolved and the cognitive trigger that makes something funny. We learn that rats and chimpanzees giggle when tickled. We hear stories about navigating cultural differences in humor from Torhild Liane Haars Skarnes, Albert Manghami, Yuto Aki and Vanessa Eisenberg.

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Episode 67 - Rerun: Ethnocentrism

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HNMmKnfsmA"><a href="https://japanintercultural.org/podcast/episode-67-rerun-ethnocentrism/">Episode 67 &#8211; Rerun: Ethnocentrism</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://japanintercultural.org/podcast/episode-67-rerun-ethnocentrism/embed/#?secret=HNMmKnfsmA" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Episode 67 &#8211; Rerun: Ethnocentrism&#8221; &#8212; Japan Intercultural Institute" data-secret="HNMmKnfsmA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://japanintercultural.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

The team is off this month so we are rerunning one of our favorite episodes. Is ethnocentrism learned from our environment? Is it a natural part of how our mind works? Many intercultural educators believe that ethnocentrism is learned . . . but is this true? In this month’s Deep Culture Podcast, Emre Seven and Joseph Shaules explore what brain and mind sciences can tell us about ethnocentrism. We hear about caste labeling from Ishita Ray, and Daniel Glinz tells us how language learning can expand our cultural self. 

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Episode 66 - Third Culture Kids: Superheroes or Lost Toys?

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uClfK6VpSk"><a href="https://japanintercultural.org/podcast/episode-66-third-culture-kids-superheroes-or-lost-toys/">Episode 66 &#8211; Third Culture Kids: Superheroes or Lost Toys?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://japanintercultural.org/podcast/episode-66-third-culture-kids-superheroes-or-lost-toys/embed/#?secret=uClfK6VpSk" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Episode 66 &#8211; Third Culture Kids: Superheroes or Lost Toys?&#8221; &#8212; Japan Intercultural Institute" data-secret="uClfK6VpSk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://japanintercultural.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

What’s a third culture kid? Join Joseph Shaules and Ishita Ray as we explore the psychological impact of growing up between cultures. We learn about the roots of the term “third culture” and how it relates to our construal of self. We also hear stories about the challenges and rewards of being a third culture kid from Robert Murphy, Vanessa Eisenberg, and Hashini Madarasinge.