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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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WEBSITE: Hidden Brain
LOCATION: USA – Washington, DC
TOPICS: The Brain
EPISODES: One Episode Per Week
STARTED: August 2015
CONTENT: 
Emma, Carrie, Vivian
/in Episodes - Hidden Brain /by SkepticLabIn 1924, a 17-year-old girl was admitted to the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded. The superintendent of the colony classified her as “feeble-minded of the lowest grade, moron class.” With that designation, this girl, Carrie Buck, was set on a path she didn’t choose. What happened next laid the foundation for the forced sterilization of tens of thousands of people. This week, the story of the eugenics movement and one of the most tragic social experiments in American history.
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Radio Replay: The Weight of Our Words
/in Episodes - Hidden Brain /by SkepticLabPolitical correctness. Free speech. Terrorism. On this week’s Radio Replay, we look at the language we use around race and religion, and what that language says about the culture in which we live. This episode draws upon two of our favorite podcasts, “Is He Muslim?” and “Hiding Behind Free Speech.”
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Romeo and Juliet in Kigali
/in Episodes - Hidden Brain /by SkepticLabHow do you change someone’s behavior? Most of us would point to education or persuasion. But what if the answer lies elsewhere? Today we explore a revolutionary insight about human nature, one that will take us on a journey from Budapest to the hills of Rwanda.
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Liar, Liar
/in Episodes - Hidden Brain /by SkepticLabWe all lie. But what separates the average person from the infamous cheaters we see on the news? Dan Ariely says we like to think it’s character — but in his research he’s found it’s more often opportunity. Dan Ariely is a professor at Duke University and the author of the book The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone — Especially Ourselves. We spoke to him in March 2017.
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Tunnel Vision
/in Episodes - Hidden Brain /by SkepticLabWhen you’re hungry, it can be hard to think of anything other than food. When you’re desperately poor, you may constantly worry about making ends meet. When you’re lonely, you might obsess about making friends. This week, we bring you a March 2017 episode about the psychological phenomenon of scarcity. Researchers say this form of tunnel vision can affect our ability to see the big picture and cope with problems in our lives.
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