HEX - File 0152 - Swearing in Eden - pt.2
From The Human Exception by The Human Exception
August 1, 2025 · 1h 15m · Season 5 · Episode 152
About this episode
The hosts discuss the science of swearing and a social experiment in Scotland exploring survival in a wilderness setting.
In this three-part episode our hosts, Cayla, Nathan and Courtney take a look at two topics of intrigue: The Science of Swearing: Whether you hate it or love it, swearing is a part of the human condition, but also turns out it has a much bigger impact than just being colorful language Eden: Paradise Lost: In 2016 a UK show asked the question "What if we could start again?" and took 23 people and dropped them off in the wilderness of Scotland to see if they could survive and thrive. The results were unexpected Pt. 2 + 3 Eden: Paradise Lost https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/file-0151-0153-swearing-in-eden/
People in this episode
Hosts: Cayla, Nathan, Courtney
Topics covered
- swearing
- human condition
- Eden
- survival
- paradise lost
- social experiment
Keywords
- swearing
- Eden
- paradise lost
- social experiment
- human condition
- Scotland
- survival
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Eden: Paradise Lost
Places: Scotland
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