How Badly We Need to Feel Socially Connected (w/ Vivian Zayas) and Work Commute Tips

Learn about the surprising power behind our need to feel socially connected, with guest Vivian Zayas, Director of the Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University. Plus, learn about how to make your commute a little happier.

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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about 7 ways to make your commute a little happier: https://curiosity.im/2QE2kwt

Additional resources from Cornell University:

Cornell University’s “What Makes Us Human?” podcast series — https://as.cornell.edu/humanities

Hear Vivian Zayas on the “Love Science” episode of the What Makes Us Human?” podcast — https://as.cornell.edu/news/love-science

Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University — http://people.psych.cornell.edu/~pac_lab/

Vivian Zayas’ Cornell University research bio — https://research.cornell.edu/researchers/vivian-zayas

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