Podcast Episodes

Don't Panic!

Chaos is a part of all of our lives. Sometimes we try to control it. And other times, we just have to live with it. On this week's Hidden Brain, we bring you two of our favorite stories about coping …

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

What Twins Tell Us

Twin studies aren't just for twins. They're a paradigm for all of us, a way to explore an old question: how much are we shaped by our genes, and how much by our environment?

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Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

Never Go To Vegas

All social classes have unspoken rules. From A-list celebrities to teachers, doctors, lawyers, and journalists — there are social norms that govern us, whether we realize it or not. This week on Hidd…

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

Unreal Sex

From stone statues to silicone works of art, we have long sought solace and sex from inanimate objects. Time and technology have perfected the artificial lover: today we have life-size silicone love …

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

For Sale, By Owner

You own your body. So should you be able to sell parts of it? This week, we explore the concept of "repugnant transactions" with the man who coined the term, Nobel Prize- winning economist Al Roth. H…

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

Radio Replay: Playing The Gender Card

Annie Duke was about to win $2 million. It was 2004, and she was at the final hand of the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. But as a woman at a table full of men, she wasn't sure she des…

Published on 6 years, 9 months ago

Better Than Cash

Our modern world is saturated with awards. From elementary school classrooms to Hollywood to the hallways of academia, there's no shortage of prizes. But — do they work?

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Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Emma, Carrie, Vivian

The eugenicists were utopians, convinced that they were doing hard but necessary things. And that included making decisions about who could have children.

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Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

Close Enough

Today, more and more of us are living through the people on our screens and in our headphones. It's not real, but for many of us, it's close enough.

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Published on 6 years, 10 months ago

One Head, Two Brains

This week, we search for the answer to a deceptively simple question: why is the brain divided? Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist explains why popular distinctions between the "left brain" and "right bra…

Published on 6 years, 10 months ago