Curiosity Daily Podcast: Post-Traumatic Growth Is a Pandemic Silver Lining
Learn about how caregivers may experience “post-traumatic growth” from the pandemic; why the UK has one of the world’s most memorable postcode systems; and how researchers witnessed the birth and development of a completely new language: Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua.
April 06, 2021
Episode Show Notes:
Survey suggests most caregivers have experienced "post-traumatic growth" from the pandemic by Kelsey Donk
- Study identifies “post-traumatic growth” emerging from COVID-19 lockdowns. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uob-si020821.php
- Collier, L. (2016). Growth after trauma. American Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/11/growth-trauma
- Stallard, P., Pereira, A. I., & Barros, L. (2021). Post-traumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic in carers of children in Portugal and the UK: cross-sectional online survey. BJPsych Open, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.1
Cognitive psychologists are why the UK has one of the most memorable postcode systems by Steffie Drucker
- Postcodes are easier to remember than wedding anniversaries, birthdays, phone numbers and bank account details, Royal Mail reveals. (2016). Poweredbypaf.com. https://www.poweredbypaf.com/postcodes-are-easier-to-remember-than-wedding-anniversaries-birthdays-phone-numbers-and-bank-account-details-royal-mail-reveals/
- Postcodes | The Postal Museum. (2020, February 12). The Postal Museum. https://web.archive.org/web/20210212050240/https://www.postalmuseum.org/collections/postcodes/#
- Quality and longevity | The Psychologist. (2016). Bps.org.uk. https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-29/july/quality-and-longevity
- Smith, M. (2021, February 10). Why are UK postcodes so memorable? - Marc Smith - Medium. Medium; Medium. https://psychologymarc.medium.com/why-are-uk-postcodes-so-memorable-b0457e2e8a0d
Researchers Have Witnessed the Birth and Development of a Completely New Language by Arika Okrent
- Shoshi Parks. (2018, July 13). How Deaf Children in Nicaragua Created a New Language. Atlas Obscura; Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-nicaraguan-sign-language
- The origin of Nicaraguan Sign Language tells us a lot about language creation. (2020). The World from PRX. https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-09-29/origin-nicaraguan-sign-language-tells-us-lot-about-language-creation
- In Nicaragua, a Language Is Born. (2004, September 17). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-nicaragua-a-language-i/
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