S1 E3--The Slap--A Mentalizing look at the 2022 Oscars incident
From Mentalizing and Existence by Daniel Price, MD
July 30, 2022 · 1h 37m · Season 1 · Episode 3
About this episode
This episode analyzes the 2022 Oscars incident involving Chris Rock and Will Smith through the lens of Mentalizing.
In Episode 1 and 2 we made the case that Mentalizing is the way we, as humans, make sense of our world--especially making sense of our behaviors and the behaviors of others. To do so optimally we need to maintain the Mentalizing Stance by being Curious, "Not-Knowing" and generous in our first interpretation of behaviors. In this episode, we use the example of the infamous Slap of Chris Rock by Will Smith at the 2022 Academy Awards, and its aftermath as an example of bad and good m...
People in this episode
Host: Daniel Price, MD
Topics covered
- Mentalizing
- Oscar incident
- human behavior
- interpretation
- curiosity
Keywords
- Mentalizing
- 2022 Oscars
- Chris Rock
- Will Smith
- human behavior
- interpretation
- curiosity
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