Shankar Vedantam

Shankar Vedantam

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Shankar Vedantam is the host of the podcast Hidden Brain and a science writer with an eye toward ethics and how scientific insights can make us more compassionate and connected people. His 2021 book, Useful Delusions, explores with generosity how humans deceive themselves and why self-deception is necessary to keep marriages, friendships, and even countries together.

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Shankar Vedantam & Judson Brewer 15 Apr 2024 • EN

The Curious Science of Cravings

We've all had those days when all we want is a little treat. Maybe it's a bag of chips, an ice cream sundae or a glass of wine. But sometimes, these desires become all-consuming. This week on the show, psychiatrist Judson Brewer helps us understand the science of cravings, and how we should respond to them.  If you lik

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Shankar Vedantam & Amy Edmondson 01 Jan 2024 • EN

Making the Most of Your Mistakes

When we're learning, or trying new things, mistakes are inevitable. Some of these mistakes provide us with valuable information, while others are just harmful. This week, we kick off the new year with researcher Amy Edmondson, who explains the difference between constructive failures and those we should try to avoid. 

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Shankar Vedantam & Mahzarin Banaji 14 Mar 2023 • EN

Revealing Your Unconscious: Part 2

In the second part of our series on implicit bias, we explore the relationship between beliefs and behaviors. We also talk with psychologist Mahzarin Banaji about whether research on implicit bias tells us more about groups than it does about individuals. To learn more: Project Implicit Outsmarting Implicit Bias How do

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Shankar Vedantam & Mahzarin Banaji 13 Mar 2023 • EN

Revealing Your Unconscious: Part 1

Would you consider yourself to be prejudiced against people who are different from you? Most of us would say no. But in the late 1990s, researchers created a test to measure biases that may be hidden from our conscious minds. Millions of people have taken it since, and not everyone likes what they've discovered. This w

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Shankar Vedantam & Dacher Keltner 27 Feb 2023 • EN

Happiness 2.0: The Reset Button

Many of us rush through our lives, chasing goals and just trying to get everything done. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy that's all around us. This week, in the final installment of our Happiness 2.0 series, psychologist Dacher Keltner describes what happens when we stop to savor the beauty in natu

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Shankar Vedantam & Robert Cialdini 23 Jan 2023 • EN

Persuasion: Part 2

Think back to the last time someone convinced you to do something you didn't want to do, or to spend money you didn't want to spend. What techniques did that person use to persuade you? This week, we continue our look at the science of influence with psychologist Robert Cialdini, and explore how these techniques can be

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