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Episode 45: What Are The Odds?
This week on Hidden Brain, coincidences. Why they're not quite as magical as they seem... and the reasons we can't help but search for meaning in the…
9 years, 7 months ago
Trailer: Hidden Brain 2.0
We have an anniversary to celebrate. We've been bringing you Hidden Brain for a year now, and we are so glad and thankful you've come along with us. …
9 years, 7 months ago
Update: #AirbnbWhileBlack
A few months ago, Hidden Brain investigated claims that Airbnb users were facing discrimination on the platform. Now, we bring you an update on the c…
9 years, 7 months ago
Episode 44: Our Politics, Our Parenting
In the midst of a rancorous election, we present a new theory to explain why the two sides of the aisle seem irreconcilable sometimes.
Hosted by Simp…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 43: The Perils of Power
We've all heard the old adage that "power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely," but psychologist Dacher Keltner at UC Berkeley h…
9 years, 8 months ago
Encore of Episode 21: Stroke of Genius
Derek Amato wasn't born a musical savant. He became one—almost instantly—after hitting his head on the bottom of a swimming pool.
Hosted by Simplecas…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 42: Decide Already!
This week, Harvard researcher Dan Gilbert tells us why we're bad at predicting our future happiness, how that affects our decision making, and why we…
9 years, 8 months ago
Encore of Episode 11: Forgery
This week on Hidden Brain, we explore real and fake, from fine art to fine wine. Shankar speaks with Noah Charney, author of The Art of Forgery, abou…
9 years, 8 months ago
Episode 41: Defeated
While everyone is focused on the Olympic winners in Rio, we're zooming in on loss. We have the story of how a world-champion judo player reacted to a…
9 years, 9 months ago
Episode 40: Silver and Gold
The rush of victory or crush of defeat in the Olympics can flash by very quickly. But if you slow those moments down, there's a lot to learn about hu…
9 years, 9 months ago