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Episode 31: Your Brain on Uber
Uber is built on the scourge of surge. When demand is high, the company charges two, three, even NINE-POINT-NINE times as much as normal for a ride. …
9 years, 11 months ago
Episode 30: WOOP, There It Is
Many of us have heard that we should think positive... Visualize ourselves achieving our goals. But researcher Gabriele Oettingen finds, this isn't a…
10 years ago
Episode 29: Traffic
Traffic. You hate it, we hate it, the rest of the world hates it, and unfortunately, our best efforts to curb it usually only make it worse. This wee…
10 years ago
Episode 28: #AirbnbWhileBlack
The sharing economy is great. It gives us opportunities to connect with strangers... to pool resources... to get a cheap ride, or a weekend away. But…
10 years ago
Episode 27: Losing Alaska
Human beings would be better at fighting climate change if we weren't so, well, human. In this episode, we explore the psychological barriers to addr…
10 years ago
Encore of Episode 16: Misbehaving
From eating marshmallows to spending lottery winnings, Shankar Vedantam talks with behavioral economist Richard Thaler about Misbehaving.
Hosted by S…
10 years, 1 month ago
Episode 26: Grit
Grit is a quality that parents strive to teach to their children, and teachers strive to teach their students. This week on Hidden Brain, we explore …
10 years, 1 month ago
Episode 25: Dream Jobs
Why do you work? Are you just in it for the money, or do you do it for a greater purpose? Popular wisdom says your answer depends on what your job is…
10 years, 1 month ago
Episode 24: Tribes and Traitors
This week on Hidden Brain, two remarkable stories of empathy... And why showing empathy for another group can feel so threatening to our own tribes.
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10 years, 1 month ago
Episode 23: Boredom
We've all been there: bored in class, bored at work, bored in standstill traffic. But why do we find boredom so unbearable? And, if we hate being bor…
10 years, 1 month ago