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Episode 11 - Beyond Dos and Don'ts
People often want to learn cultural Dos and Don’ts when going abroad—such as: “In Japan, present your business card with both hands.” But rules...
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Episode 10 - Language, Culture and Mind
Why are some things—such as the Dutch word gezelligheid—so hard to translate? Will technology make language learning obsolete? Does speaking a foreign language change...
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Episode 9 - Bias is not bias
In this episode, Joseph Shaules and Yvonne van der Pol talk about cognitive biases – the “natural” mental shortcuts that make us jump to...
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Episode 8 - Empathy Across Cultures
In this episode, we explore empathy – the ability to look at things from another person’s perspective. We discuss the importance of empathy for...
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Episode 7 - The Oz Moment
Joseph and Yvonne discuss the “Oz Moment”—the experience of wonder and surprise that comes from first experiencing the sights, sounds and sensations in a...
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Episode 6 - A Conversation with Karen Hill Anton
This episode features a conversation with Karen Hill Anton. For many years Karen wrote the greatly-loved Crossing Cultures column for the Japan Times. Karen...