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Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

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Why do I feel stuck? How can I become more creative? What can I do to improve my relationships? If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, you’re not alone. On Hidden Brain, we help you understand your own mind — and the minds of the people around you. (We're routinely rated the #1 science podcast in the United States.) Hosted by veteran science journalist Shankar Vedantam.

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Episodes (625)

Episode 59: The Deep Story

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Episode 58: Pedestals and Guillotines

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Episode 57: Slanguage

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Episode 56: Getting Unstuck

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Encore of Episode 15: Loss and Renewal

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Encore of Episode 32: The Scientific Process

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Episode 55: Snooki and the Handbag

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Episode 54: Panic in the Streets

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Episode 53: Embrace the Chaos

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Episode 52: Losing Face

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Episode 51: What Happened?

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Encore of Episode 27: Losing Alaska

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Episode 50: Broken Windows

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Episode 49: Filthy Rich

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Episode 48: Men: 44, Women: 0

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Episode 47: Give Me Your Tired...

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Episode 46: Blessings in Disguise?

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Episode 45: What Are The Odds?

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Trailer: Hidden Brain 2.0

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Update: #AirbnbWhileBlack

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Episode 44: Our Politics, Our Parenting

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Episode 43: The Perils of Power

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Encore of Episode 21: Stroke of Genius

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Episode 42: Decide Already!

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Encore of Episode 11: Forgery

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Episode 41: Defeated

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Episode 40: Silver and Gold

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Encore of Episode 7: Lonely Hearts

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Episode 39: Vacations

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Episode 38: Me, Me, Me

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Episode 37: Smoke & Mirrors

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Episode 36: Science of Deception

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Episode 35: Creature Comforts

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Encore of Episode 13: Terrorism

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Episode 34: Google at Work

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Episode 33: Food for Thought

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Episode 32: The Scientific Process

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Episode 31: Your Brain on Uber

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Episode 30: WOOP, There It Is

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Episode 29: Traffic

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Episode 28: #AirbnbWhileBlack

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Episode 27: Losing Alaska

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Encore of Episode 16: Misbehaving

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Episode 26: Grit

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Episode 25: Dream Jobs

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Episode 24: Tribes and Traitors

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Episode 23: Boredom

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Encore of Episode 9: Aziz Ansari on Modern Love

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Episode 22: Originals

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Episode 21: Stroke of Genius

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