
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
This episode uncovers various theories behind why and how we use certain non-verbal gestures to communicate, along with the origins of the terms that describe them. Discover the surprising history behind gestures like the high-five, said to be popularised by American baseball, and elbow touching, first suggested by the World Health Organization in 2006. The word smirk, once meant "to smile," before the emergence of the word smile itself. We also look into gestures like kissing the teeth, shaking hands, nodding the head and blowing out birthday candles.
4.5
1414 ratings
This episode uncovers various theories behind why and how we use certain non-verbal gestures to communicate, along with the origins of the terms that describe them. Discover the surprising history behind gestures like the high-five, said to be popularised by American baseball, and elbow touching, first suggested by the World Health Organization in 2006. The word smirk, once meant "to smile," before the emergence of the word smile itself. We also look into gestures like kissing the teeth, shaking hands, nodding the head and blowing out birthday candles.
38,745 Listeners
78,254 Listeners
123 Listeners
25,907 Listeners
227 Listeners
112,557 Listeners
56,467 Listeners
24,185 Listeners
1,362 Listeners
52 Listeners
2,076 Listeners
14,026 Listeners
2,760 Listeners
2,076 Listeners
874 Listeners