Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
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.
Episodes HN recommended
Success 2.0: Taking the Leap
May 1, 2023 • 49 min
Recent episodes
How Love Really Works
Nov 2, 2026 • 1 h 31 minThe Story of Stories
Oct 26, 2026 • 1 h 31 minDo You Have Trouble Sleeping?
Oct 19, 2026 • 1 h 31 minWhy Am I Unhappy?
Oct 12, 2026 • 1 h 34 minWhen Bad Things Happen to Good People
Oct 5, 2026 • 1 h 32 minHow to Make a Difference: Part 2
Sep 28, 2026 • 49 minHow to Make a Difference: Part 1
Sep 21, 2026 • 48 minWhy Conversations Go Wrong
Sep 14, 2026 • 1 h 39 minBlowing Up Your Life
Sep 7, 2026 • 1 h 26 minThe Things We Don't Say
Aug 31, 2026 • 50 minWhat Art Does For Your Brain
Aug 24, 2026 • 49 minHow to Be A Better Partner
Aug 17, 2026 • 1 h 26 minHow Feelings Make Us Smarter
Aug 10, 2026 • 48 minMaking the Most of Your Mistakes
Aug 3, 2026 • 1 h 26 minYou Are Not Ordinary
Jul 27, 2026 • 1 h 35 minHow to Combat Pain
Jul 20, 2026 • 50 minChanging Our Mental Maps
Jul 13, 2026 • 1 h 34 minWaking Up Your Spiritual Brain: Part 2
Jul 6, 2026 • 1 h 33 minWaking Up Your Spiritual Brain: Part 1
Jun 29, 2026 • 50 minStepping Out of the Shadows
Jun 22, 2026 • 1 h 29 minA Secret Source of Connection
Jun 15, 2026 • 1 h 28 minWho Are You, Really?
Jun 8, 2026 • 1 h 37 minUnleashing Your Creativity
Jun 1, 2026 • 53 minThe Past is Never Dead
May 25, 2026 • 52 minThe Empathy Gym
May 18, 2026 • 1 h 29 minThe Cowboy Philosopher
May 11, 2026 • 1 h 29 minRadical Acceptance
May 4, 2026 • 1 h 30 minDesigning a Life that Matters
Apr 27, 2026 • 51 minDo You Feel Loved?
Apr 20, 2026 • 1 h 33 minHow to Change the World
Apr 13, 2026 • 1 h 31 min
What HN said
- SXXOct 2021Problem isn't just in ease to audit. Biggest advantage of paper voting is that whole system require a lot of people to participate in orgnization and control over the process. It's a great way to make people really care about politics.
And for people who vote when you have to physically come to vote it's not only require effort, but also motivate their peers and family to do the same. And it's good starter of real world political discussion.
On other side if voting made low effort and truly remote and anonymous then it's will degrade people's involvment in process even more.
PS: Good podcast episode about how social networks decrease people's involvment in real world politics:
Hidden Brain: Passion Isn't Enough
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/passion-isnt-enough/id...
- hi41Feb 2020I think OP is referring to the news that only have entertainment value and one that does not empower the citizens but makes it a spectacle. There was a Hidden Brain episode just on the news topic. It is a great listen.
Here is the link:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-brain/id1028908...
- thyseliusJun 2023This essay seems inspired by this amazing episode of Hidden Brain, i strongly suggest take a listen if you find this subject interesting https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/hidden-brain/id1028908...
- tomgerJul 2022This Hidden Brain episode about working from home contains interesting research findings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-brain/id1028908...