GoSouth

South African, Credible and Current

  • HOME
  • NEWS, FINANCE AND FEATURES
    • News & Opinion
      • Finance
    • Covid-19
    • Cape Independence
  • SCIENCE
  • INTERESTING
  • NATURE, ANIMAL TALK
  • LIFESTYLE, ART
  • HISTORY
    • Cape South Peninsula

A Short History of Human Emotions

 

In this fascinating TED talk, historian Tiffany Watt Smith explains how the words we use to describe our emotions affect how we feel, and how they change (sometimes dramatically) in response to new cultural expectations and ideas – eg. Nostalgia, was first defined in 1688 as an illness and considered quite deadly.

Related Posts

  • A history of SURFING

     Surfing is a multi-billion-dollar global industry, with tens of millions of enthusiasts worldwide. For…

  • A Timeline of Human Evolution

    The process of evolution involves a series of natural changes that cause species (populations of…

  • How Homo naledi is changing the theory of human evolution

      In 2013 a treasure trove of unusual fossils were uncovered at the Cradle of…

  • The 14th of June in History

    As I share a birthday with Donald Trump, Che Guevara and Harriet Beecher Stowe, I…

  • Secrets of human ancestry emerge from the Cradle of Humankind

    Nobody thought these fossils would come from the same recent time interval when modern humans…

Simon’s Town to Fish Hoek

https://gosouth.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/SmsTwn-2-FH1.mp4

View from above St James

https://gosouth.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/A-view-from-above-St-James-.mp4

Copyright © 2022 — GoSouth • All rights reserved • Privacy Policy • Disclaimer • Terms & Conditions • Cookie Policy