Something You Should Know cover image

The Purpose and Benefits of Gossip & The Cure for Busyness

Something You Should Know

00:00

What Kind of Information Would You Like to Read More About?

Evolutionary psychologist set up experiments to see what kind of gossip people like. They found that we are interested in gossip about other people of our same sex who are close to us in age. Also found that we like dirt about powerful people and rivals, because this is the stuff that we can use to get ahead. On the other hand, we like good information about allies, friends, relatives as it's useful to us.

Play episode from 09:02
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app