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Jul 14, 2020 1 hr

#081: What's in a name?

from The Human Behavior Podcast Hosted by Left of Greg

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Greg and Brian start by discussing the news of the Washington Redskins recent name change which leads into a broader discussion of how all words, and specifically names, can have a unique meaning to them that is often missed or misinterpreted. They also address the most important factor in situations where words or names become offensive; the person's intent! Some of the topics discussed in the episode are: Naming conventions, taxonomy, semantics, context and relevance, cancel culture and how meaning changes over time. Register for our free Webinar on July 15th: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jjYLThsITTiad5zkTdqj8A Follow us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/HBPRA/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arcadia_cognerati/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1S7E4hgSfLVWi4jGlKKqaw Website: https://www.arcadiacognerati.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/A_Cognerati Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/left-of-greg-podcast/id1448181902 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BgPDLkWp5iptfZOnXvSSE Music from https://filmmusic.io "District Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Support the show Website: https://www.arcadiacognerati.com/podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thehumanbehaviorpodcast?si=Lzs4y2RuO_5N2UcV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehumanbehaviorpodcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ArcadiaCognerati More about Greg and Brian: https://arcadiacognerati.com/arcadia-cognerati-leadership-team/

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Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Greg and Brian start by discussing the news of the Washington Redskins recent name change which leads into a broader discussion of how all words, and specifically names, can have a unique meaning to them that is often missed or misinterpreted. They also address the most important factor in situations where words or names become offensive; the person's intent! Some of the topics discussed in the episode are: Naming conventions, taxonomy, semantics, c...

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