{"id":6130,"date":"2011-11-01T18:00:48","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T22:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ezrasf.com\/wplog\/?p=6130"},"modified":"2012-03-30T20:36:56","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T00:36:56","slug":"ted-talks-trust-morality-and-oxytocin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezrasf.com\/wplog\/2011\/11\/01\/ted-talks-trust-morality-and-oxytocin\/","title":{"rendered":"TED Talk: Trust, morality &#8211; and oxytocin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I heard about &#8220;eight hugs a day&#8221; months ago. I have brought it up in conversation a dozen times since. Glad the video is finally out.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Where does morality come from &#8212; physically, in the brain? In this talk neuroeconomist Paul Zak shows why he believes oxytocin (he calls it &#8220;the moral molecule&#8221;) is responsible for trust, empathy, and other feelings that help build a stable society.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Some interesting points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Countries with high numbers of trustworthy people are more prosperous.<\/li>\n<li>In an experiment, the more money a person received (trust), the more money they would voluntarily return (trustworthiness). Oxytocin increased with trust.<\/li>\n<li>Massage, dancing, praying increase oxytocin.<\/li>\n<li>A con works by schemer demonstrating he or she trusts the victim which produces trustworthiness.<\/li>\n<li>Trust key to society and species survival.<\/li>\n<li>Using social media produces increases in oxytocin.<\/li>\n<li>Give eight hugs a day to make yourself happier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the below video does not work, then click <a title=\"Trust, morality - and oxytocin\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/paul_zak_trust_morality_and_oxytocin.html\">Trust, morality &#8211; and oxytocin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"526\" height=\"374\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talk\/stream\/2011G\/Blank\/PaulZak_2011G-320k.mp4&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/PaulZak_2011G-embed.jpg&amp;vw=512&amp;vh=288&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=1259&amp;lang=&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=paul_zak_trust_morality_and_oxytocin;year=2011;theme=a_taste_of_tedglobal_2011;theme=what_makes_us_happy;theme=medicine_without_borders;theme=evolution_s_genius;event=TEDGlobal+2011;tag=Culture;tag=Science;tag=brain;tag=medicine;tag=morality;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"pluginspace\" value=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I heard about &#8220;eight hugs a day&#8221; months ago. 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