{"id":23421,"date":"2011-07-22T12:54:20","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T10:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=23421"},"modified":"2011-07-22T12:54:20","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T10:54:20","slug":"the-hidden-power-of-smiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=23421","title":{"rendered":"The hidden power of smiling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"446\" height=\"326\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\"><\/param><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talk\/stream\/2011U\/Blank\/RonGutman_2011U-320k.mp4&#038;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/RonGutman-2011U.embed_thumbnail.jpg&#038;vw=432&#038;vh=240&#038;ap=0&#038;ti=1143&#038;lang=&#038;introDuration=15330&#038;adDuration=4000&#038;postAdDuration=830&#038;adKeys=talk=ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling;year=2011;theme=how_the_mind_works;theme=what_makes_us_happy;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=a_taste_of_ted2011;event=TED2011;tag=Culture;tag=Science;tag=happiness;tag=society;&#038;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><\/object><br \/>\nRon Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long you&#8217;ll live &#8212; and that a simple smile has a measurable effect on your overall well-being<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long you&#8217;ll live &#8212; and that a simple smile has a measurable effect on your overall well-being<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[221],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-presentations"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":135793,"url":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=135793","url_meta":{"origin":23421,"position":0},"title":"What Everyone Really Wants","author":"thebrainbehind","date":"20\/01\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dRk7B0AGyQQ Though each individual is unique, deep down, everyone is searching for the same thing: reassurance - a gift that is within all of our power to give.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;PPT\/ cool decks&quot;","block_context":{"text":"PPT\/ cool decks","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?cat=221"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-everyone-really-wants.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-everyone-really-wants.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-everyone-really-wants.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-everyone-really-wants.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecuriousbrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-everyone-really-wants.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2988,"url":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=2988","url_meta":{"origin":23421,"position":1},"title":"Oh, The Temptation","author":"thebrainbehind","date":"30\/09\/2009","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 This is hilarious 2 Hidden Cameras, a bunch of Kids , 1 Marshmallow each,makes \"The-Marshmallow-Test\" priceless to watch! 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