Hidden Brain

By NPR

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The Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world – and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain's host Shankar Vedantam reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human b...

	EPISODES LIST
		You 2.0: When Did Marriage Become So Hard? Marriage is hard — and there are signs it's getting even ... Marriage is hard — and there are signs it's getting even harder. This week, we'll bring you a favorite episode exploring how long-term relationships have changed over time, and whether we might be able to improve marriage by asking less ...	08.13.2018
		You 2.0: The Ostrich Effect Ignorance is bliss, but knowledge is power...right? As pa... Ignorance is bliss, but knowledge is power...right? As part of our summer series, You 2.0, we try to understand why we stick our heads in the sand.	08.06.2018
		You 2.0: Dream Jobs Finding a new job may be the solution to your woes at wor... Finding a new job may be the solution to your woes at work. But there may also be other ways to get more out of your daily grind. This week, we talk with psychologist Amy Wrzesniewski of Yale University about ...	07.30.2018
		You 2.0: Rebel With A Cause Francesca Gino studies rebels — people who practice "posi... Francesca Gino studies rebels — people who practice "positive deviance" and achieve incredible feats of imagination. They know how, and when, to break the rules that should be broken. So how can you activate your own inner non-conformist? We kick ...	07.23.2018
		Radio Replay: Watch Your Mouth If you're bilingual or multilingual, you may have noticed... If you're bilingual or multilingual, you may have noticed that different languages make you stretch in different ways. In this month's Radio Replay, we ask whether the structure of the languages we speak can change the way we see the ...	07.20.2018

LAST EPISODE

You 2.0: When Did Marriage ...

08.13.2018

Marriage is hard — and there are signs it's getting even harder. This week, we'll bring you a favorite episode exploring how long-term relationships have changed over time, and whether we might be able to improve marriage by asking less ...