Hidden Brain
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Tuesday 09 March 2021 : For generations, it was difficult, even dangerous, to express a sexual orientation other than heterosexuality in the United States. But in...
Monday 01 March 2021 : Why do some companies become household names, while others flame out? How do certain memes go viral? And why do some social movements take...
Friday 26 February 2021 : We get messages all the time from listeners who say Hidden Brain has helped them to think differently about the world, and about themselves....
Monday 22 February 2021 : If you've taken part in a religious service, have you ever stopped to think about how people become believers? Where do the rituals come...
Tuesday 16 February 2021 : Being able to see what’s happening around us can help us make smart decisions. But knowledge — especially knowledge of how others...
Saturday 13 February 2021 : Why do some relationships last, while others falter? In this bonus episode, Shankar looks at one thing successful couples do well.
Monday 08 February 2021 : Stereotypes are all around us, shaping how we see the world – and how the world sees us. On the surface, the stereotypes that other people...
Monday 01 February 2021 : Physicist Richard Feynman once said, “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.”...
Monday 25 January 2021 : Around the world, people are grappling with the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. How do our minds process that risk, and why do some of...
Monday 18 January 2021 : All of us are surrounded by brands. Designer brands. Bargain-shopper brands. Brands for seemingly every demographic slice among us. But have...
Monday 11 January 2021 : It’s human nature to hide parts of ourselves that produce shame or anxiety. We tend to skip over details that could change how others...
Monday 04 January 2021 : It's easy to spot bias in other people, especially those with whom we disagree. But it’s not so easy to recognize our own biases. ...
Monday 28 December 2020 : At the beginning of the year, many of us make resolutions for the months to come. We resolve to work out more, to procrastinate less, or to...
Tuesday 22 December 2020 : For so many people across the globe, 2020 has been a year of waiting and uncertainty. Waiting to see friends and family in far-flung...
Monday 14 December 2020 : Life is filled with hardships and tragedies — a fact that 2020 has made all too clear for people across the globe. For thousands of years,...
Monday 07 December 2020 : Turn on the news or look at Twitter, and it's likely you'll be bombarded by outrage. Many people have come to believe that the only way to...
Monday 30 November 2020 : We all self-censor at times. We keep quiet at dinner with our in-laws, or nod passively in a work meeting. But what happens when we take...
Monday 23 November 2020 : Many of us struggle with self-control. And we assume willpower is the key to achieving our goals. But there's a simple and often...
Monday 16 November 2020 : If you're one of the 40 percent of Americans now working from home, you might be reveling in your daily commute to the dining room table. Or...
Monday 09 November 2020 : Determination, hard work and sacrifice are core ingredients in the story of the American dream. But philosopher Jennifer Morton argues there...
Monday 02 November 2020 : As election season comes to a close, we explore our contradictory relationship with winners and losers. We tend to idolize the powerful, but...
Monday 26 October 2020 : We typically divide the country into two distinct groups: Democrats and Republicans. But what if the real political divide in our country...
Monday 19 October 2020 : Most of us have a clear sense of right and wrong. But what happens when we view politics through a moral lens? This week, we talk with...
Monday 12 October 2020 : There’s no question that 2020 has been a tough year. We're grappling with a global pandemic. A deep recession. Fresh reminders of racial...
Monday 05 October 2020 : Neuroscientist Doug Fields was on a trip to Europe when a pickpocket stole his wallet. Doug, normally mild-mannered, became enraged — and...
Hidden Brain
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Radically Normal
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For generations, it was difficult, even dangerous, to express a sexual orientation other than heterosexuality in the United States. But in...
The Snowball Effect
Why do some companies become household names, while others flame out? How do certain memes go viral? And why do some social movements take...
The Match
We get messages all the time from listeners who say Hidden Brain has helped them to think differently about the world, and about themselves....
Creating God
If you've taken part in a religious service, have you ever stopped to think about how people become believers? Where do the rituals come...
Is It Better to Know?
Being able to see what’s happening around us can help us make smart decisions. But knowledge — especially knowledge of how others...
Love is Blind
Why do some relationships last, while others falter? In this bonus episode, Shankar looks at one thing successful couples do well.
How They See Us
Stereotypes are all around us, shaping how we see the world – and how the world sees us. On the surface, the stereotypes that other people...
The Easiest Person to Fool
Physicist Richard Feynman once said, “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.”...
Afraid of the Wrong Things
Around the world, people are grappling with the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. How do our minds process that risk, and why do some of...
Our Brands, Our Selves
All of us are surrounded by brands. Designer brands. Bargain-shopper brands. Brands for seemingly every demographic slice among us. But have...
The Secret Life of Secrets
It’s human nature to hide parts of ourselves that produce shame or anxiety. We tend to skip over details that could change how others...
The Double Standard
It's easy to spot bias in other people, especially those with whom we disagree. But it’s not so easy to recognize our own biases. ...
A Creature of Habit
At the beginning of the year, many of us make resolutions for the months to come. We resolve to work out more, to procrastinate less, or to...
Waiting Games
For so many people across the globe, 2020 has been a year of waiting and uncertainty. Waiting to see friends and family in far-flung...
Minimizing Pain, Maximizing Joy
Life is filled with hardships and tragedies — a fact that 2020 has made all too clear for people across the globe. For thousands of years,...
Screaming into a Void
Turn on the news or look at Twitter, and it's likely you'll be bombarded by outrage. Many people have come to believe that the only way to...
A Conspiracy of Silence
We all self-censor at times. We keep quiet at dinner with our in-laws, or nod passively in a work meeting. But what happens when we take...
Where Gratitude Gets You
Many of us struggle with self-control. And we assume willpower is the key to achieving our goals. But there's a simple and often...
When You Start to Miss Tony from Accounting
If you're one of the 40 percent of Americans now working from home, you might be reveling in your daily commute to the dining room table. Or...
Between Two Worlds
Determination, hard work and sacrifice are core ingredients in the story of the American dream. But philosopher Jennifer Morton argues there...
From Pedestals to Guillotines
As election season comes to a close, we explore our contradictory relationship with winners and losers. We tend to idolize the powerful, but...
Not at the Dinner Table
We typically divide the country into two distinct groups: Democrats and Republicans. But what if the real political divide in our country...
Moral Combat
Most of us have a clear sense of right and wrong. But what happens when we view politics through a moral lens? This week, we talk with...
Beyond Doomscrolling
There’s no question that 2020 has been a tough year. We're grappling with a global pandemic. A deep recession. Fresh reminders of racial...
The Logic of Rage
Neuroscientist Doug Fields was on a trip to Europe when a pickpocket stole his wallet. Doug, normally mild-mannered, became enraged — and...
