Episode 51: What Happened?
On the morning after election day, pundits, pollsters, politicians, and citizens woke up feeling stunned. All signs, all year, had been pointing towards a victory for Democrat Hillary Clinton. So, wha...
15 Nov 201626min
Encore of Episode 27: Losing Alaska
We didn't hear very much about climate change during this election cycle — and social science research might give us some insight as to why not. This week, an encore of one of our favorite episodes ab...
8 Nov 201624min
Episode 50: Broken Windows
In the early 1980s, a couple of researchers wrote an article in The Atlantic that would have far reaching consequences. The article introduced a new idea about crime and policing. It was called Broken...
1 Nov 201628min
Episode 49: Filthy Rich
Several years ago, sociologist Brooke Harrington decided to explore the secret lives of billionaires. What she found, she said, shocked her. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.c...
25 Okt 201620min
Episode 48: Men: 44, Women: 0
A century after women won the vote in the US, we still see very few of them in leadership roles. Researchers say women are trapped in a catch-22 known as "the double bind." Note: an early version of t...
18 Okt 201619min
Episode 47: Give Me Your Tired...
Our airwaves are filled with debates about migrants, refugees, and undocumented immigrants... Who should be in the United States, who shouldn't, and who should decide? Immigration is, without question...
11 Okt 201620min
Episode 46: Blessings in Disguise?
We have lots of ways to describe the good that can come from bad: a blessing in disguise, a silver lining — but what if the bad thing was truly awful? This week on Hidden Brain, framing and re-framing...
4 Okt 201620min
Episode 45: What Are The Odds?
This week on Hidden Brain, coincidences. Why they're not quite as magical as they seem... and the reasons we can't help but search for meaning in them anyway. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....
27 Sep 201627min
