I find it really comforting to think about conversation as a sort of dance that you're having with the other person. It's like a dance where you express yourself, but also team up with your interlocutor(s) to match or complement their cadence, mood, tone, etc. Imagining conversation like a dance is a thrilling abstraction. It was nice to read your scientific breakdown of things!
I appreciate the wonderful comments! The ted talk you link is definitely similar to my piece; there are so many cool things to pick out about human conversation. I noticed no one seemed to talk about birds and their conversations, so I wanted to do small justice to them, along with the work of many clever researchers :)
The discussion of conversation timing from all these different angles is fascinating. Good stuff!
The part about entrainment reminds me of this ted talk:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NG7FoC5XRo.
I find it really comforting to think about conversation as a sort of dance that you're having with the other person. It's like a dance where you express yourself, but also team up with your interlocutor(s) to match or complement their cadence, mood, tone, etc. Imagining conversation like a dance is a thrilling abstraction. It was nice to read your scientific breakdown of things!
I appreciate the wonderful comments! The ted talk you link is definitely similar to my piece; there are so many cool things to pick out about human conversation. I noticed no one seemed to talk about birds and their conversations, so I wanted to do small justice to them, along with the work of many clever researchers :)
Coincidentally, I wrote a poem that involves bird conversations called “Barely There”.
Very different to your scientific work, but you should check it out if you get the chance.