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Hidden Brain Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
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Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships.
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How Your Beliefs Shape Reality
As you move through the world, it's inevitable that your way of seeing things won't always align with the people around you. Maybe you disagree with the way your neighbor raises her kids, or find your brother's politics to be troubling. But you may not realize how much your core beliefs shape your perception of the world. This week, we talk with psychologist Jer Clifton about how our beliefs shape our reality — and how we can use this knowledge to live happier and more harmonious lives.
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Happiness 2.0: The Reset Button
Many of us rush through our lives, chasing goals and just trying to get everything done. But that can blind us to a very simple source of joy that's all around us. This week, in the final installment of our Happiness 2.0 series, psychologist Dacher Keltner describes what happens when we stop to savor the beauty in nature, art, or simply the moral courage of those around us.
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Happiness 2.0: Surprising Sources of Joy
Sometimes, life can feel like being stuck on a treadmill. No matter how hard you try to feel happier, you end up back where you started. What’s going on here? Today in our Happiness 2.0 series, we revisit a favorite episode from 2020. Researcher Elizabeth Dunn helps us map out the unexpected ways we can find joy and happiness in our everyday lives.
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Happiness 2.0: Cultivating Your Purpose
Having a sense of purpose can be a buffer against the challenges we all face at various stages of life. Purpose can also boost our health and longevity. In this favorite episode from 2021, Cornell University psychologist Anthony Burrow explains why purpose isn’t something to be found — it’s something we can develop from within.
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Happiness 2.0: The Only Way Out Is Through
It's natural to want to run away from difficult emotions such as grief, anger and fear. But what happens when these feelings catch up with us? This week, in the second installment of our Happiness 2.0 series, psychologist Todd Kashdan looks at the relationship between distress and happiness, and how to keep difficult emotions from sabotaging our wellbeing.
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Happiness 2.0: The Path to Contentment
Many of us believe that hard work and persistence are the key to achieving our goals. But is that true when it comes to the pursuit of happiness? This week, we kick off a month-long series we're calling Happiness 2.0. We talk with psychologist Iris Mauss, who explains why happiness can seem more elusive the harder we chase it, and what we can do instead to build a lasting sense of contentment.
Customer Reviews
Insightful, entertaining, thought-provoking content
One of my go-to podcasts. The insights gained from it are thought provoking and I dare say transformational! I look forward to the release of each new episode.
Avid listener for years
I swear this show has made me smarter! I learn something amazing every episode and many a conversation partner has said I seem to know a lot, and 80% of the time I can trace most of the knowledge back to Hidden Brain. The You:2.0 annual series are so good. Shankar asks really insightful questions and clearly prepares brilliantly for every interview. I think I’ve put about 50 people onto this podcast, and I’ve had so many thank yous. Fabulous show!
Fascinating podcast
Every podcast is so well thought through and beautifully compiled. Great research and very relevant. Love it.