Hidden Brain
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.
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- 1 Art Cure. The science of how the arts save livesDaisy Fancourt · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday LifeSteven Pinker · 1× across 1 episode
Do You Have Trouble Sleeping?
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Tell Me Where It Hurts: The New Science of Pain and How to Heal
Rachel Zofness
she's the author of tell me where it hurts the new science of pain and how to heal ▶ tap to play from here
Why Am I Unhappy?
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Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
in his great novel anna karanina leo tolstoy spends hundreds of pages describing count vronsky's desperate longing to be with anna ▶ tap to play from here
Survival in Auschwitz
Primo Levi
he was the author of survival at auschwitz but there was a foe he confronted later in life that turned out to be in some ways as dangerous as a nazi concentration camp ▶ tap to play from here
Primo Levi: A Life
Ian Thomson
there's also controversy about what what role his time and auschwitz played in his suicide so ellie wizell famously said that primo levi died at auschwitz forty years later he kind of attributed the suicide to auschwitz but yeah thompson his definitive biographer had a much more prosaic account of his death ▶ tap to play from here
The Opposite of Happiness: How Bad Feelings Make and Break Us
George Lowenstein
george lowenstein is a psychologist at carnegie mellon university he studies how our emotions shape our judgments george in your effort to understand negative emotions ▶ tap to play from here
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
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Candide
Voltaire
in seventeen fifty nine the french writer and philosopher voltaire published a satirical novel about a young man and his tutor panglass the tutor instructs the student candid ▶ tap to play from here
Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
Kate Bowler
she's the author of joyful anyway as well as everything happens for a reason and no cure for being human ▶ tap to play from here
No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear
Kate Bowler
she's the author of joyful anyway as well as everything happens for a reason and no cure for being human ▶ tap to play from here
The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life
Lisa Miller
she's the author of the awakened brain the new science of spiritual and our quest for an inspired life ▶ tap to play from here
How to Make a Difference: Part 2
0:00 / 49:09
Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress
Martin Seligman
he's the author of many books including agency the psychological history of human progress ▶ tap to play from here
How to Make a Difference: Part 1
0:00 / 48:10
Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress
Martin Seligman
martin seligman is a psychologist at the university of pennsylvania who studies the science of human flourishing marty you told me about some personal encounters with hopelessness ▶ tap to play from here
Why Conversations Go Wrong
0:00 / 98:54
Blowing Up Your Life
0:00 / 86:21
Jolted: Why We Quit, When to Stay, and Why It Matters
Anthony
anthony is the author of the book jolted why we quit when to stay and why it matters ▶ tap to play from here
Inspiration: Where the Best Ideas Come From
Ap Dijksterhuis
he's the author of inspiration where the best ideas come from ▶ tap to play from here
The Things We Don't Say
0:00 / 50:02
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life
Steven Pinker
he's the author most recently of the book when everyone knows that everyone knows common knowledge and the mysteries of money power and everyday life ▶ tap to play from here
What Art Does For Your Brain
0:00 / 49:18
Art Cure. The science of how the arts save lives
Daisy Fancourt
she is the author of art cure the science of how the arts save lives ▶ tap to play from here
How to Be A Better Partner
0:00 / 86:25
Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes
in the seventeenth century novel don quixote the hero an aging knight sets his sight on a woman named aldonza lorenzo ▶ tap to play from here
Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri
in fact his imagination of beatrice eventually became the inspiration for um his divine comedy and uh beatrice took on the role of savior in that work ▶ tap to play from here
How to Feel Loved: The Five Mindsets That Get You More of What Matters Most
Sonia Lyubomirsky and Harry Reis
with harry reese she's the author of how to feel loved the five mindsets that get you more of what matters most ▶ tap to play from here
How Feelings Make Us Smarter
0:00 / 48:07
The Emotionally Intelligent Manager: How to Develop and Use the Four Key Emotional Skills of Leadership
Peter Salovey
peter has written and co written several books about emotional intelligence including the emotionally intelligent manager how to develop and use the four key emotional skills of leadership ▶ tap to play from here
Making the Most of Your Mistakes
0:00 / 85:37
Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well
Amy Edmondson
she's the author of right kind of wrong the science of failing well ▶ tap to play from here
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The Marketing of Debt: How They Get You
John Dinsmore
john dinsmore is the author of the marketing of debt how they get you ▶ tap to play from here
You Are Not Ordinary
0:00 / 95:03
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Joseph Campbell
which he wrote in his book the hero with a thousand faces which is one of the most popular narrative ▶ tap to play from here
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
another classic hero's journey is found in the lord of the rings the series of novels by g r r tolkien ▶ tap to play from here
The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve Performance, Increase Cooperation, and Promote Social Harmony
Jay Van Bavel and Dominic Packer
along with dominic packer he is the author of the power of us harnessing our shared identities to improve performance increase cooperation and promote social harmony ▶ tap to play from here
Bowling Alone
Robert Putnam
in his book bowling alone the political scientist robert putnam argued that since the 1950s americans were engaging less with social groups ▶ tap to play from here
How to Combat Pain
0:00 / 50:24
Tell Me Where It Hurts: The New Science of Pain and How to Heal
Rachel Zofness
she's the author of tell me where it hurts the new science of pain and how to heal ▶ tap to play from here
Changing Our Mental Maps
0:00 / 94:01
Better in Every Sense: How the New Science of Sensation Can Help You Reclaim Your Life
Norman Farb
with zindel siegel he's the author of better in every sense how the new signs of sensation can help you reclaim your life ▶ tap to play from here
How to Live a Meaningful Life
Dave Evans
with bill burnett dave is the author of how to live a meaningful life using design thinking to unlock purpose joy and flow every day ▶ tap to play from here
Waking Up Your Spiritual Brain: Part 2
0:00 / 93:08
The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life
Lisa Miller
she's the author of the awakened brain the new science of spirituality and our quest for an inspired life ▶ tap to play from here
How to Live a Meaningful Life
Dave Evans
with bill burnett he is the author of how to live a meaningful life using design thinking to unlock purpose joy and flow every day ▶ tap to play from here
Waking Up Your Spiritual Brain: Part 1
0:00 / 50:05
The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life
Lisa Miller
lisa miller is the author of the awakened brain the new science of spirituality and our quest for an inspired life ▶ tap to play from here
Stepping Out of the Shadows
0:00 / 88:44
A Secret Source of Connection
0:00 / 87:43
The Psychology of Mattering: Understanding the Human Need to be Significant
Gordon Flett
the psychologist gordon flatt is the author of the psychology of mattering understanding the human need to be significant ▶ tap to play from here
Burnout: The High Cost of High Achievement
Herbert Freudenberger
to the extent that in one account that he talks about in his book it was the case that the family was ready to go on a vacation ▶ tap to play from here
Who Are You, Really?
0:00 / 97:28
Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling
in the enchanted world of harry potter the young wizard discovers a mysterious artifact known as the mirror of ereset ▶ tap to play from here
How to Know Yourself: The Art and Science of Discovering Who You Really Are
Eric Oliver
eric oliver is the author of how to know yourself the art and science of discovering who you really are ▶ tap to play from here
Rise Above: Overcome a Victim Mindset, Empower Yourself, and Realize Your Full Potential
Scott Barry Kaufman
he is the author of the book rise above overcome a victim mindset empower yourself and realize your full potential ▶ tap to play from here
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