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Listen to Shankar Vedantam on NPR Unexpected insights into the news from psychology and the social sciences ... Follow Shankar on Twitter @HiddenBrain Read the "Hidden Brain" column in Slate Most
of us would agree that there’s an obvious connection between the
things we believe and the way we behave. But what if our actions are driven
not by our conscious values and beliefs but by hidden motivations we’re
not even aware of? |
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"An entertaining romp through covert influences on human behavior ... vivid reportage ... skilfully spun." -- The New York Times Book Review "Compulsively readable ... Vedantam is a gifted storyteller." -- The Boston Globe "An absorbing journey into the ways mass psychology and inner bias undermine our conceit of autonomy and rational initiative" -- The Philadelphia Inqurier NEW: The Hidden Brain makes The New York Times Bestseller List's Paperback Row!! |
Explore Shankar's Vedantam's Other Work ...
| Washington Post Column 2007-2009: Dept of Human Behavior & Radio Interviews | Archive:
Selected Journalism |
Culture and Mind: Psychiatry's Missing Diagnosis: A three part series on mental health & culture |
| Eden and Evolution “It would be as if human beings invented God, rather than the other way around” | See No Bias Washington Post Sunday magazine cover story about a test for prejudice. (PDF) | The Death of Charnae Wise “No epitaph describes her days. For a life so short, so brutal and unloved, what would it say?” |
Comedy Central's Colbert Report analyzes Vedantam's story on racial bias and politics |
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