Shadowing Practice: Democrats vs Republicans - Which Brain is Better? - Learn English Speaking with Video

Kies een oefenmodus

Elke modus opent een volledig scherm oefenruimte.

40 zinnen

Als zinnen te kort of te lang zijn, klik op Bewerken om ze aan te passen.

The world feels pretty divided.

Currently, 81 % of both liberals and conservatives have unfavorable views towards those on the other side.

But is there actually a fundamental biological difference between liberals and conservatives?

On the surface, we can see some funny differences like conservatives like meat and potatoes more,

while liberals tend to like trying food from other cultures more.

In general, conservatives prefer purebred dogs while liberals prefer mixed breeds, and liberals are okay with free verse poetry while conservatives prefer it to rhyme.

But as we study more, we realize that the differences are much deeper.

When put through MRI brain scans, it turns out that liberals are more likely to have a larger anterior cingulate cortex,

which is associated with understanding and monitoring conflict, while conservatives have a larger right amygdala, which helps process fear and anxiety.

And that makes sense, given the years of research

that have shown people tend to become more conservative when they feel threatened or afraid.

After 9 -11, for example, the US became politically more conservative, with studies showing increased support for issues like national security and military spending.

But studies have also found that conservatives and liberals employ different cognitive styles.

Conservatives excel when it comes to more structured and organized problems or questions, whereas liberals tend to be more flexible

and less likely to commit errors with questions involving conflicting information and requiring fast reaction times.

One study looking at dorm rooms even found that, on average, conservative students' rooms were less messy than liberals.

But they also experienced pain in different ways, so much so that one study was able to predict who was liberal

or conservative just by viewing brain scans of them looking at graphic photos containing mutilations.

In this instance, liberal brains were more active in the S2 or somatosensory 2 region, which is normally activated when you're in pain,

but also when you see someone else suffering.

It's essentially scientific evidence for the bleeding heart liberal stereotype, which doesn't mean conservatives are uncaring, but that their minds just respond to graphic images differently.

In America, this can explain how

Democrats and Republicans perceive the world in fundamentally different ways.

It's difficult to grasp how someone on the other side of politics thinks

because we tend to overestimate the extent to which our opinions, beliefs and values are normal.

Psychologists refer to this as false consensus bias.

For example, if you heard Yanny in the Yanny vs. Laurel debate,

it may have felt that you were the normal one and it was insane that anyone could be hearing Laurel.

Apply this logic to politics and you can see why people have such polarizing ideas on issues like immigration,

abortion, gun rights, etc. But where do these differences come from?

One study revealed that genetics can account for around 30 -40 % of a person's political leanings.

Which may seem like a lot,

but there are still many other important factors like your environment and personal experiences which play massive roles in your politics.

Political neuroscience is a relatively new field of study with fascinating results, and in a world that's being increasingly characterized by its divisions,

perhaps an important aspect of unity involves using neuroscience to better understand each other's differences.

On a lighter note, space is a place where liberals and conservatives and nations all over the world come together,

and we actually just made a video where we tried out the latest space food that astronauts are eating right now.

Click here or the description to check it out.

Also, if you want even more science, we have a weekly science podcast, so subscribe to it.

The link is like down there, I think, and it's called Side Note.

App downloaden

Alles wat je nodig hebt om vloeiend te spreken

AI UitspraakScoor elke zin

IPA OefeningBeheers elk geluid

WoordenschatBouw je woordenschat op

WoordenspelLeren terwijl je speelt

Scan QR

Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play

Zelfde Kanaal

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “Democrats vs Republicans - Which Brain is Better?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: conservative, liberal, difference, study, tend. Deze video bevat 40 zinnen en 619 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:22. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 184 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
graphic bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈɡɹæfɪk/	grafisch
scan werkwoord	/skæn/	afspeuren
extent zelfstandig naamwoord	/ɪkˈstɛnt/	bereik, mate
immigration zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/	inwijking, immigratie
belief zelfstandig naamwoord	/bɪˈliːf/	geloof
anxiety zelfstandig naamwoord	/æŋˈzaɪ.əti/	bezorgdheid, ongerustheid
refer werkwoord	/ɹɪˈfɜː/	verwijzen, doorverwijzen
suffer werkwoord	/ˈsʌfɚ/	lijden
reveal werkwoord	/ɹɪˈviːl/	onthullen, zich ontpoppen
essentially bijwoord	/ɪˈsɛnʃəli/	essentieel
aspect zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈæspɛkt/	aspect
whereas	/(h)wɛɹˈæz/	hoewel, terwijl
insane bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ɪnˈseɪn/	gestoord, waanzinnig
poetry zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈpoʊ.ə.tɹi/	poëzie, dichtkunst
increasingly bijwoord		in toenemende mate

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
come together werkwoord	/ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/	bijeenkomen, samenkomen
put through werkwoord		doorverbinden
try out werkwoord		uitproberen
turn out werkwoord		uitvallen, resulteren

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

Structuur	In de video
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet	is associated · is normally activated · being increasingly characterized
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt	have shown · have also found
Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zeker	may have · may seem
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurt	are uncaring · are eating

Uitspraak om op te letten

De klanken “sh” en “zh”: immigration /ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, abortion /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/
Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: immigration /ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, fundamental /ˌfʌn.dəˈmɛn.təl/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: involve /ɪnˈvɑlv/, whereas /(h)wɛɹˈæz/, divide /dɪˈvaɪd/, cognitive /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv/, breed /ˈbɹiːd/
/æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: graphic /ˈɡɹæfɪk/, scan /skæn/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, aspect /ˈæspɛkt/, whereas /(h)wɛɹˈæz/
/g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: graphic /ˈɡɹæfɪk/, immigration /ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/, cognitive /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv/, organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/, grasp /ɡɹæsp/

Zo oefen je met deze video

Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als graphic, scan, extent.

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?

Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.

Shadowing-techniek: lees de volledige stap-voor-stap-gids →

Shadowing Practice: Democrats vs Republicans - Which Brain is Better? - Learn English Speaking with Video

Kies een oefenmodus

App downloaden

Zelfde Kanaal

How Can You Change Somebody's Opinion?

The Truth About Bisexuality

The Truth About Nuclear Energy

The Best Way To Stop Overeating

Is Binge Watching Bad For You?

Your Brain on Drugs: Marijuana

How To Improve Your Memory RIGHT NOW!

Why You're Always Tired (and how to fix it)

It's way different than you think

The Periodic Table Song (2018 Update!) | SCIENCE SONGS

Does Being Cold Make You Sick?

What If The World Went Vegetarian?

How Is Your Phone Changing You?

Your Life Now Vs. In The Past

5 Crazy Ways Social Media Is Changing Your Brain Right Now

Your Brain On MDMA

How Much Sleep Do You Actually Need?

How porn completely changes your brain

How To Fall Asleep In 2 Minutes

The illusion that broken the internet