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The Link between Status and Health with Johann Hari
Johann Hari, author of 'Lost Connections', discusses with Andrew Huberman the correlation between status and health: how our body changes its genes and cell activity when the brain registers a drop in status, particularly in dominance games that have a virtue element to them.
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This podcast discusses how games that involve dominance and virtue can coexist and how moral rules impact these games.
57:41 - 1:00:37 (02:56)
Summary
This podcast discusses how games that involve dominance and virtue can coexist and how moral rules impact these games. It touches upon topics such as boxing, the rise of the Nazis and the perspective of status from the story of the rise of communists in the Soviet Union.
ChapterThe Link between Status and Health with Johann Hari
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Research shows a correlation between social hierarchy status and health outcomes, as lower-ranking individuals tend to have worse health outcomes.
1:00:37 - 1:03:33 (02:55)
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Research shows a correlation between social hierarchy status and health outcomes, as lower-ranking individuals tend to have worse health outcomes. This was demonstrated in a study of monkeys fed a poor diet, and also in Whitehall, a bureaucracy in the UK government.
ChapterThe Link between Status and Health with Johann Hari
EpisodeE167: The More Successful You Are The Longer You’ll Live: Will Storr
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Our level of success in social status games not only affects our mental wellbeing but also our physical health.
1:03:33 - 1:05:49 (02:16)
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Our level of success in social status games not only affects our mental wellbeing but also our physical health. Lower status can lead to heightened inflammation, decreased antiviral response and overall negative changes in our cells.