Monogamy, sleep deprivation, high fashion, and avant-garde Japanese dance—that’s right Deeply Human is coming back with a bang. In season 2, Dessa, speaks to psychologists, animal behaviorists, mathematicians, historians, and one legendary DJ to ask the evergreen question: why do you do what you do? Why does music animate our bodies? Why are we so keen to form social hierarchies? Why do humans use intoxicants? We’re talking about everyone’s favorite topic—you.
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Episode Transcript
Yeah, check one check to hey check check your James?
Can I get more in me and my headphones? Is
literally the only thing in the headphones. It's a podcast,
Let's just get okay. Deeply Human is back for a
second season and I Tessa. I am examining the hidden
motives of human behavior, how we're wired, how we're socialized,
(00:23):
and how we're driven by instinct, fear, love and money. Why,
for example, to humans form social hierarchies. Why do we
talk the way we do? And how are our accents changing?
A single nasalized vowel sound potentially could be the difference
between life and death? Or why do humans use in toxicans?
It's easier to order a little bag of math or
(00:48):
any other drunk in Tehran than towards the pizza, and
pizza is pretty easy to order. Why do we have
such strong moral reactions to beautification? From full face makeup
to lip fillers, from Brazilian butt lifts. That's kind of
all everyone wants, you know, is some cakes. Back there
to the even more exotic vampire. The facial is when
(01:09):
you have a facial which injects into your face platelets
that are extracted from your own blood. We've assembled brilliant
minds from around the world, philosophers, anthropologists, neuroscientists, historians, and
one legendary Brooklyn DJ and I've asked them some very
insipaul questions. That's such an amazing question, A great question,
(01:32):
A good question, great question. Question, It's a really good question. Okay, Wow,
so that's a kind of big question, a great question,
Tessa and I appreciate that. And we've elicited some pretty
brain exploding answers. Wow, WHOA, that's insane. Don't like that
(01:52):
blows my mind. I had no idea. Season two is
coming soon. It's a show about why you do? I mean,
who wouldn't be interested? That's a great question, and I
will level with you. I'm not sure how to answer it.
Follow us wherever pods are cast. Deeply human Round two fight.
(02:16):
It was really incredible the way it affected me, like
as a bodily human experience. It was life changing. We
just peaked. Let's end the interview.
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