DESCRIPTION
A conversation about life’s unseen patterns.
The Hidden Brain project helps curious people understand the world – and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, the biases that shape our choices, and the triggers that direct the course of our relationships.
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INFORMATION
WEBSITE: Hidden Brain
LOCATION: USA – Washington, DC
TOPICS: The Brain
EPISODES: One Episode Per Week
STARTED: August 2015
CONTENT: 
You 2.0: Deep Work
/in Episodes - Hidden Brain /by SkepticLabWhen your phone buzzes or a notification pops up your screen, do you stop what you’re doing to look and respond? That’s what many of us are doing. Even though we think we should be less distracted by technology, we haven’t admitted the true cost of these interruptions. This week on Hidden Brain, we talk with the computer scientist Cal Newport about how to cultivate our attention, and what we gain by immersing ourselves in meaningful work. It’s part of our series You 2.0, in which we’ll explore how we can all make better decisions and cope with the messiness of daily life.
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Summer Melt
/in Episodes - Hidden Brain /by SkepticLabAccording to research from Harvard, as many as 40% of kids who intend to go to college at the time of high school graduation don’t actually show up in the fall. Education researchers call this phenomenon “summer melt,” and it has long been a puzzling problem. These kids have taken the SATs, written college essays, applied to and been accepted by a school of their choice. Often they’ve even applied for and received financial aid. Why would they not show up at college? This week on Hidden Brain, we look more closely at the problem — and talk about ways that some universities are trying to fix it.
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Could You Kill A Robot?
/in Episodes - Hidden Brain /by SkepticLabWill we one day create machines that are essentially just like us? People have been wrestling with that question since the advent of robotics. But maybe we’re missing another, even more intriguing question: what can robots teach us about ourselves? We ponder that question with Kate Darling of the MIT Media Lab in a special taping at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
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Losing Face
/in Episodes - Hidden Brain /by SkepticLabIt happens to all of us: someone recognizes you on the street, calls you by name, and says hello… and you have no idea who that person is. Researchers say this struggle to read other faces is common. This week on Hidden Brain, super-recognizers, and the rest of us.
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Guessing Games
/in Episodes - Hidden Brain /by SkepticLabPundits and prognosticators make predictions all the time: about everything from elections, to sports, to global affairs. This week on Hidden Brain, we explore why they’re often wrong, and how we can all do it better.
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