Why Do We Cry? - Glad You Asked S1

Glad You Asked host Joss Fong has been fascinated by crying her entire life. She’s even kept a spreadsheet of every time she cries to figure out what patterns lie in the triggers. This episode explores how crying evolved in humans and what it tells us about ourselves.

Here are some of the videos Joss had the other hosts watch:
   • Unsung Hero | ไทยประกันชีวิต (TLI)  
   • "A minute of silence" by Artist Marin...  
   • A homeless dog living on the streets ...  
   • Johnnie Walker - Dear Brother  
   • Видео  
   • Ellen DeGeneres Receives Presidential...   +    • Ellen DeGeneres tears up receiving Me...  
   • Acceptance Speech - Best Score: Lin-M...  
   • Sam Tageson lives the Shark fan's dream  
   • Extra Gum - Birds (Origami)  

Key Sources:
Thai ad “Unsung Hero”:    • Unsung Hero | ไทยประกันชีวิต (TLI)  
Why Only Humans Weep by Ad Vingerhoets https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B9WPN00/...

Crying: A Natural and Cultural History of Tears byTom Lutz https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/039...

“Culture and Crying: Prevalences and Gender Differences” https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/...

“Social and psychological consequences of not crying: possible associations with psychopathology and therapeutic relevance.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2...

“Moment-to-moment changes in feeling moved match changes in closeness, tears, goosebumps, and warmth: time series analyses” .https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2...

“Empathy: Gender effects in brain and behavior” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

“Male and Female Differences in Nonconscious Mimicry: A Systematic Review” https://jeps.efpsa.org/articles/10.53...

0:00 Intro
1:22 Why Do We Cry?
4:37 The Evolution Of Tears
6:57 Cathartic Crying
10:13 Tears Of Empathy
12:00 Moved To Tears
16:47 International Stats