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Encore of Episode 9: Aziz Ansari on Modern Love
Hidden Brain host Shankar Vedantam talks to comedian Aziz Ansari — star of Master of None and coauthor of Modern Romance — about Tinder, texting and …
10 years, 2 months ago
Episode 22: Originals
Adam Grant, author of Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, tells us what makes an original, how parents can nuture originality in their chi…
10 years, 2 months ago
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.
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10 years, 2 months ago
Episode 20: Remembering Anarcha
J. Marion Sims is remembered as the father of modern gynecology. Forgotten are the mothers—the enslaved women whose bodies were sacrificed for the ad…
10 years, 2 months ago
Episode 19: Dating and Mating
It's almost Valentine's Day, but this week we're not talking about love. Instead, we explore the other forces that drive our romantic relationships.
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10 years, 3 months ago
Encore of Episode 2: Near Victories
Shankar Vedantam explores "almosts" and "not quites" on this episode of the Hidden Brain podcast, with the help of Monica Wadhwa, Dan Pink, and count…
10 years, 3 months ago
Episode 18: The Paradox of Forgiveness
After more than a decade of brutal civil war, perpetrators and victims attempted to find peace around bonfires across Sierra Leone. This week on Hidd…
10 years, 3 months ago
Episode 17: Resolutions
Today is the perfect day to (re)start your resolution. Here's how.
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10 years, 3 months ago
Episode 16: Misbehaving
From eating marshmallows to spending lottery winnings, Shankar Vedantam talks with behavioral economist Richard Thaler about his book Misbehaving.
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10 years, 4 months ago
Encore of Episode 3: Stereotype Threat
Annie Duke was often the only woman at the poker table, which influenced the way people saw her, and the way she saw herself. Feeling like an outside…
10 years, 4 months ago