Keyword: personal space

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The Language of Touch and Body June 29, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Communication & Conflict, Emotions & Inner Life

Words are often the worst way to communicate. Armand DiMele surveys the full spectrum of nonverbal language, from somatic cues like blushing and blanching to personal space, paralanguage, gesture, and adornment, then turns to the science of touch and why Americans are so confused about it.

Personal Space and Human Behavior January 18, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atti
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Society, Culture & Current Events

Why do children huddle in the center of a yard when fences are removed? Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti dig into proxemics, the science of how humans claim, defend, and respond to space, covering personal bubbles, gender differences in seating preferences, crowding and cooperation, and the neuroscience of spatial memory.