Alan Alda Wants Us To Have Better Conversations
Arguments and bickering can sour family gatherings during the holiday season. This week, we share tips on how to avoid miscommunication from our January 2018 conversation with actor Alan Alda. You mig...
17 Dec 201840min
Starving the Watchdog
When a newspaper shuts down, there are obvious costs to the community it serves: job losses, fewer local stories. But new research suggests there's another consequence that's harder to spot—one that c...
10 Dec 201828min
Spoiler Alert!
Why do we always fall for surprise endings? It turns out that our capacity to be easily fooled in books and movies is made possible by a handful of predictable mental shortcuts. We talk this week with...
3 Dec 201828min
A Founding Contradiction
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." These words, penned by Thomas Jefferson more than 240 years ago, continue to inspire many Americans. And yet they were writt...
26 Nov 201848min
Radio Replay: Bringing Up Baby
We try to translate the mysterious language of babies. And we ask, when should we step back and just let our children be? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information ...
23 Nov 201848min
The Edge of Gender
Gender is one of the first things we notice about the people around us. But where do our ideas about gender come from? Can gender differences be explained by genes and chromosomes, or are they the res...
19 Nov 201850min
Zipcode Destiny
There's a core belief embedded in the story of the United States: the American Dream. This week we discuss the state of that dream with economist Raj Chetty. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....
12 Nov 201849min
Sounds Like a Winner
We're used to the idea that rhetoric sways voters. But what about another element of language: a candidate's voice? This week on Hidden Brain, what happens when our political system and ancient biolog...
5 Nov 201824min
