1. Universal Gestures
Researches continue to find and evidence that other
signals are biologically driven as well. In one
fascinating study, scientists from the university of
British Columbia observed athletes at the Olympic
and Paralympics Games of 2004 to see how they
would react to winning and losing. With 140 athletes
from thirty-seven countries, they had a great cross
section of humanity to consider. The researches
found that no matter where the athletics came from,
winners would display similar reactions --- they'd
hold their heads back, punch the air with their fists,
and puff out their chest. I contrast, losers would
shrink, slouching their heads with their shoulders
down.
You might think: So What? Everyone has seen
television broadcasts of winners, receivers spiking
balls in the end zone, soccer players ripping off their
shirts after a goal. Everyone knows what a winner
looks like.
Yeah, expect if you're blind --- which fifty-three of
these athletes were.