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","summary":"If you listen closely to giggles, guffaws, and polite chuckles, you can discern a huge amount of information about people and their relationships with each other. This week, we talk with neuroscientist Sophie Scott about the many shades of laughter, from cackles of delight among close friends to the \"canned\" mirth of TV laugh tracks.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/09\/25\/laughterimage-8ee0bfbb9d299343b51ec4f7dda8810cb766b67d.jpg","date_published":"2020-09-28T16:00:30-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["laugh tracks","giggle","Sophie Scott","social status","laughing","laughter","power","neuroscience"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/09\/20200928_hiddenbrain_the_best_medicine_rebroadcast_928_240pm-308a5133-0be4-49be-805f-730ca9722f56.mp3?orgId=1&d=2919&story=916997530&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":2919}]},{"id":"904660038","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/08\/21\/904660038\/the-halo-effect-why-its-so-difficult-to-understand-the-past?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"The Halo Effect","content_html":"
Judy, Lyn and Donna Ulrich were driving to a volleyball game when their Ford Pinto was hit from behind by a Chevy van. The Pinto caught fire, and the three teenagers were <\/strong>burned to death. This week on Hidden Brain, we talk to a former Ford insider who could have voted to recall the Pinto years before the Ulrich girls were killed \u2014 but didn't. And we ask, is it possible to fairly evaluate our past actions when we know how things turned out?<\/p>
","summary":"Judy, Lyn and Donna Ulrich were driving to a volleyball game when their Ford Pinto was hit from behind by a Chevy van. The Pinto caught fire, and the three teenagers were burned to death. This week on Hidden Brain, we talk to a former Ford insider who could have voted to recall the Pinto years before the Ulrich girls were killed \u2014 but didn't. And we ask, is it possible to fairly evaluate our past actions when we know how things turned out?","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/08\/21\/gettyimages-515577924_wide-0f24822f9415a29056564ccf13c84da3961b6b51.jpg","date_published":"2020-09-21T16:01:52-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["halo effect","20\/20 hindsight","hindsight bias","ford pinto","recall"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/09\/20200921_hiddenbrain_the_halo_effect_mix_sept_21_2_pm-5b502680-db7a-4c5b-bef1-1d3a731c644f.mp3?orgId=1&d=3294&story=904660038&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3294}]},{"id":"912749547","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/09\/14\/912749547\/why-nobody-feels-rich-the-psychology-of-inequality?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"Why Nobody Feels Rich","content_html":"If you've ever flown in economy class on a plane, you probably had to walk through the first class cabin to get to your seat. Maybe you noticed the extra leg room. The freshly-poured champagne. Maybe you were annoyed, or envious. Social psychologist Keith Payne says we tend to compare ourselves with those who have more than us, but rarely with those who have less. This week, we revisit our 2019 episode on the psychology of income inequality, and how perceptions of our own wealth shape our lives. <\/p>
","summary":"If you've ever flown in economy class on a plane, you probably had to walk through the first class cabin to get to your seat. Maybe you noticed the extra leg room. The freshly-poured champagne. Maybe you were annoyed, or envious. Social psychologist Keith Payne says we tend to compare ourselves with those who have more than us, but rarely with those who have less. This week, we revisit our 2019 episode on the psychology of income inequality, and how perceptions of our own wealth shape our lives.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/09\/14\/gettyimages-748319749_wide-19bd778b405d2ef70d456f34e3df41643f3840ca.jpg","date_published":"2020-09-14T16:00:40-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["broken ladder","university of north carolina","keith payne","hidden brain","income inequality","Shankar Vedantam"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/09\/20200914_hiddenbrain_hb_p135_-_why_no_one_feels_rich_-_092020_-_final.mp3?orgId=1&d=2002&story=912749547&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":2002},{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/npr-mp4\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/09\/20200914_hiddenbrain_hb_p135_-_why_no_one_feels_rich_-_092020_-_final.mp4?orgId=1&d=2002&story=912749547&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/aac","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":2002}]},{"id":"799963509","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/01\/27\/799963509\/secret-friends-tapping-into-the-power-of-imagination?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"Secret Friends","content_html":"
Where is the line between what is real and what is imaginary? It seems like an easy question to answer: if you can see it, hear it, or touch it, then it's real, right? But what if this way of thinking is limiting one of the greatest gifts of the mind? This week, we meet people who experience the invisible as real, and learn how they hone their imaginations to see the world with new eyes.<\/p>
","summary":"Where is the line between what is real and what is imaginary? It seems like an easy question to answer: if you can see it, hear it, or touch it, then it's real, right? But what if this way of thinking is limiting one of the greatest gifts of the mind? This week, we meet people who experience the invisible as real, and learn how they hone their imaginations to see the world with new eyes.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/01\/27\/gettyimages-824931226-dbb2e7f75eb3850e46ad1fa24dee6824af4ae5b1.jpg","date_published":"2020-01-27T18:34:13-05:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["prayer circle","Rodney Dangerfield","Tanya Luhrman","secret friends","imaginary friends","imagination","evangelical christianity","spock","Dyslexia","Cher","anthropology","God","prayer","Jesus"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/01\/20200127_hiddenbrain_secret_friends_mix_428_pm_jan_17_2020-350545b9-7e07-4e7b-bc0d-17a674a72562.mp3?orgId=1&d=3119&story=799963509&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3119}]},{"id":"908728981","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/09\/02\/908728981\/slaying-the-fee-for-service-monster-of-american-healthcare?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"The Fee-for-Service Monster","content_html":"
The United States spends trillions of dollars on healthcare every year, but our outcomes are worse than those of other countries that spend less money. Why? Physician and healthcare executive Vivian Lee explains the psychological and economic incentives embedded in the American model of medicine, and makes the case for a different way forward. <\/p>
","summary":"The United States spends trillions of dollars on healthcare every year, but our outcomes are worse than those of other countries that spend less money. Why? Physician and healthcare executive Vivian Lee explains the psychological and economic incentives embedded in the American model of medicine, and makes the case for a different way forward.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/09\/04\/gettyimages-1008169336-c5cf03c61f1f47fd4ec33deccc1b7f6677f66b27.jpg","date_published":"2020-09-07T16:00:27-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/09\/20200904_hiddenbrain_the_fee_for_service_monster_sept_4_5_pm-2b3d7e66-84f0-4dd3-a9dd-3c22aa57fdba.mp3?orgId=1&d=3131&story=908728981&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3131}]},{"id":"760255265","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/09\/12\/760255265\/finding-meaning-at-work-how-we-shape-and-think-about-our-jobs?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"Finding Meaning At Work: How We Shape And Think About Our Jobs","content_html":"
Finding a new job may be the solution to your woes at work. But there may also be other ways to get more out of your daily grind. This week on Hidden Brain<\/em>, we explore ways to find meaning at work. <\/p>
","summary":"Finding a new job may be the solution to your woes at work. But there may also be other ways to get more out of your daily grind. This week on Hidden Brain, we explore ways to find meaning at work.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/09\/12\/gettyimages-580816021-1-1-2378c5c03b1623ed5a58463b63ddaeea95752f21.jpg","date_published":"2019-09-12T16:56:59-04:00","date_modified":"2020-09-03T15:27:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["finding meaning at work","award","job","amy wrzesniewski","Bruno Frey","hidden brain","Yale University","Work","Shankar Vedantam"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/09\/20200903_hiddenbrain_hb_r58_-_meaning_at_work_-_092020_-_full.mp3?orgId=1&d=3030&story=760255265&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3030},{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/npr-mp4\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/09\/20200903_hiddenbrain_hb_r58_-_meaning_at_work_-_092020_-_full.mp4?orgId=1&d=3030&story=760255265&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/aac","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3030}]},{"id":"907943965","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/08\/31\/907943965\/you-2-0-empathy-gym?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"You 2.0: Empathy Gym","content_html":"Some people are good at putting themselves in another person's shoes. Others may struggle to relate. But psychologist Jamil Zaki argues that empathy isn't a fixed trait. This week, in our final installment of You 2.0, we revisit a favorite episode about how to exercise our empathy muscles. <\/p>
","summary":"Some people are good at putting themselves in another person's shoes. Others may struggle to relate. But psychologist Jamil Zaki argues that empathy isn't a fixed trait. This week, in our final installment of You 2.0, we revisit a favorite episode about how to exercise our empathy muscles.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/08\/31\/empathy-getty-6ce2ac63820c41703759a07387a29fe97fdda65a.jpg","date_published":"2020-08-31T17:49:46-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["kindness","human psychology","hidden brain","empathy","Jamil Zaki","fiction","Shankar Vedantam"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/08\/20200831_hiddenbrain_empathy_gym_podcast_8-31-20-d88d9b39-f238-45b4-969b-8f9bdf28a821.mp3?orgId=1&d=3150&story=907943965&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3150}]},{"id":"904680577","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/08\/21\/904680577\/you-2-0-woop-woop?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"You 2.0: WOOP, WOOP!","content_html":"
American culture is all about positive affirmations. Dream big! Shoot for the stars! But do positive fantasies actually help us achieve our goals? This week, as part of our You 2.0 summer series, we revisit a conversation with researcher Gabriele Oettingen about how we can make our goals more attainable. <\/p>
","summary":"American culture is all about positive affirmations. Dream big! Shoot for the stars! But do positive fantasies actually help us achieve our goals? This week, as part of our You 2.0 summer series, we revisit a conversation with researcher Gabriele Oettingen about how we can make our goals more attainable.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/08\/21\/gettyimages-89797014_custom-98d110ac643654a7c7ceb9124cfba0414fe4e022.jpg","date_published":"2020-08-24T16:00:03-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["gabriele oettingen","goals","You 2.0","WOOP"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/08\/20200821_hiddenbrain_woop_friday_aug_21_noon_-21d815f4-59bb-459e-a2f4-4623d82b4f83.mp3?orgId=1&d=1216&story=904680577&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":1216}]},{"id":"902891952","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/08\/15\/902891952\/you-2-0-loss-and-renewal?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"You 2.0: Loss And Renewal","content_html":"
Maya Shankar was well on her way to a career as a violinist when an injury closed that door. This week, as part of our annual You 2.0 series on personal growth and reinvention, we revisit our 2015 conversation with Maya, in which she shares how she found a new path forward after losing an identity she loved. <\/p>
","summary":"Maya Shankar was well on her way to a career as a violinist when an injury closed that door. This week, as part of our annual You 2.0 series on personal growth and reinvention, we revisit our 2015 conversation with Maya, in which she shares how she found a new path forward after losing an identity she loved.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/08\/15\/maya-shankar-7405401f8afd2086cceabf589111100e8a71d279.jpg","date_published":"2020-08-17T16:00:17-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["violinist","behavioral science","musical career","maya shankar","itzhak perlman","hidden brain","violin","school lunch","Obama","Google"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/08\/20200817_hiddenbrain_hb_p15_-_loss_renewal_-_082020_-_final-2a9e5ef5-2de3-42ca-877c-255e48570f9e.mp3?orgId=1&d=1555&story=902891952&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":1555}]},{"id":"904715184","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/08\/21\/904715184\/you-2-0-fresh-starts?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"You 2.0: Fresh Starts","content_html":"
Unpredictable things happen to us all the time. As part of our annual You 2.0 series on personal growth and reinvention, we revisit two of our favorite stories of loss and the change it brings.<\/p>
","summary":"Unpredictable things happen to us all the time. As part of our annual You 2.0 series on personal growth and reinvention, we revisit two of our favorite stories of loss and the change it brings.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/08\/21\/derek-amato-picture-022f2300892c18f6be0af1d07a63890c22f4cf79.jpg","date_published":"2020-08-21T13:02:59-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["behavioral science","Derek Amato","maya shankar","itzhak perlman","school lunch","Obama"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/08\/20200820_hiddenbrain_hb_r13_-_fresh_start_-_082020_-_full.mp3?orgId=1&d=3030&story=904715184&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3030},{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/npr-mp4\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/08\/20200820_hiddenbrain_hb_r13_-_fresh_start_-_082020_-_full.mp4?orgId=1&d=3030&story=904715184&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/aac","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3030}]},{"id":"900994753","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/08\/10\/900994753\/you-2-0-the-minds-eye?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"You 2.0: The Mind's Eye","content_html":"
Some challenges feel insurmountable. But psychologist Emily Balcetis says the solutions are often right in front of our eyes. This week, as part of our annual series on personal growth and reinvention, Emily explains how we can harness our sight to affect our behavior. <\/p>
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Sometimes, life can feel like being stuck on a treadmill. No matter how hard you try to get happier, you end up back where you started. What's going on here? We kick off our annual You 2.0 summer series with happiness researcher Elizabeth Dunn, who explains how to fight the treadmill feeling. <\/p>
","summary":"Sometimes, life can feel like being stuck on a treadmill. No matter how hard you try to get happier, you end up back where you started. What's going on here? We kick off our annual You 2.0 summer series with happiness researcher Elizabeth Dunn, who explains how to fight the treadmill feeling.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/08\/03\/gettyimages-1138909541_custom-9535ed80d165f4c66a8f67cd8679430cc4b31c2d.jpg","date_published":"2020-08-03T17:59:25-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["hedonic treadmill","refugee crisis","donations","memory","happiness","psychology","charity"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/08\/20200803_hiddenbrain_our_pursuit_of_happiness_august_3_2020_4_pm-1705c905-2344-47eb-9959-b386e4e3b70e.mp3?orgId=1&d=3111&story=897673162&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3111}]},{"id":"895858974","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/07\/27\/895858974\/creativity-and-diversity-how-exposure-to-different-people-affects-our-thinking?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"Edge Effect","content_html":"
There is great comfort in the familiar. It's one reason humans often flock to other people who share the same interests, laugh at the same jokes, hold the same political views. But familiar ground may not be the best place to cultivate creativity. Researchers have found that people with deep connections to those from other countries and cultures often see benefits in terms of their creative output. This week, we revisit a favorite 2018 episode about the powerful connection between the ideas we dream up and the people who surround us, and what it really takes to think outside the box. <\/p>
","summary":"There is great comfort in the familiar. It's one reason humans often flock to other people who share the same interests, laugh at the same jokes, hold the same political views. But familiar ground may not be the best place to cultivate creativity. Researchers have found that people with deep connections to those from other countries and cultures often see benefits in terms of their creative output. This week, we revisit a favorite 2018 episode about the powerful connection between the ideas we dream up and the people who surround us, and what it really takes to think outside the box.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/07\/27\/gettyimages-926679606-ad2f7d0f6463e535fe60992705edc57ece32203f.jpg","date_published":"2020-07-27T18:27:56-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["richard freeman","adam galinsky","culture","Galicia","diversity"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/07\/20200727_hiddenbrain_hb_pod_edge_effect_july_2020_pod_519pm-234dd01b-ce41-46b6-b23f-7ee3bc7819f3.mp3?orgId=1&d=2283&story=895858974&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":2283}]},{"id":"783495595","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/11\/27\/783495595\/in-the-heat-of-the-moment-how-intense-emotions-transform-us?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"In The Heat Of The Moment","content_html":"
In a fit of anger or in the grip of fear, many of us make decisions that we never would have anticipated. This week, we look at situations that make us strangers to ourselves \u2014 and why it's so difficult to remember what these \"hot states\" feel like once the moment is over. <\/p>
","summary":"In a fit of anger or in the grip of fear, many of us make decisions that we never would have anticipated. This week, we look at situations that make us strangers to ourselves \u2014 and why it's so difficult to remember what these \"hot states\" feel like once the moment is over.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/12\/02\/gettyimages-1148108143_custom-f9161ab7549413eb0ded5e1ca34eb17a2c1eb142.jpg","date_published":"2019-12-02T22:24:00-05:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["empathy gap","army rangers","training","sexual harassment","psychology","Anita Hill","pain"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2019\/12\/20191202_hiddenbrain_hot_cold_122_937-71980f79-5bdc-4732-ac23-e7ef936304bd.mp3?orgId=1&d=3363&story=783495595&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3363}]},{"id":"890610437","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/07\/13\/890610437\/culture-wars-and-the-untold-story-of-lyndie-b-hawkins?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"The Untold Story Of Lyndie B. Hawkins","content_html":"
In 2019, a novel by a new author, Gail Shepherd, arrived in bookstores. The True History of Lyndie B. Hawkin<\/em>s tells the story of a young white girl growing up in the South. The book has been well received, but it is not the book Shepherd intended to write. In her original drafts, Shepherd, a white author, created a Lyndie who was Vietnamese-American, and dealing with issues of race in the deep South. This week we look at what it means to be a storyteller in a time of caustic cultural debate and ask when, if ever, is it okay to tell a story that is not your own? <\/p>
","summary":"In 2019, a novel by a new author, Gail Shepherd, arrived in bookstores. The True History of Lyndie B. Hawkins tells the story of a young white girl growing up in the South. The book has been well received, but it is not the book Shepherd intended to write. In her original drafts, Shepherd, a white author, created a Lyndie who was Vietnamese-American, and dealing with issues of race in the deep South. This week we look at what it means to be a storyteller in a time of caustic cultural debate and ask when, if ever, is it okay to tell a story that is not your own?","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/07\/20\/gettyimages-1044965094_wide-bd501cb20a5e415747141a591bbecf6de2f7e8b2.jpg","date_published":"2020-07-20T19:11:41-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["lyndie b. hawkins","Ashli Carter","Camilla Griggers","Gail Shepherd","cultural appropriation","Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie","fiction","Gone With The Wind","Breakfast at Tiffany's","Kwame Anthony Appiah","American literature"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/07\/20200720_hiddenbrain_hb_-_lyndie_-_072020-1f1903d6-6c57-472c-8320-845c004e165d.mp3?orgId=1&d=3117&story=890610437&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3117}]},{"id":"890539487","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/07\/13\/890539487\/romeo-juliet-in-rwanda-how-a-soap-opera-sought-to-change-a-nation?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"Romeo & Juliet In Rwanda","content_html":"How do you change someone's behavior? Most of us would point to education or persuasion. But what if the answer lies elsewhere? This week, we revisit a 2018 story about human nature and behavior change \u2014 a story that will take us on a journey from Budapest to the hills of Rwanda. <\/p>
","summary":"How do you change someone's behavior? Most of us would point to education or persuasion. But what if the answer lies elsewhere? This week, we revisit a 2018 story about human nature and behavior change \u2014 a story that will take us on a journey from Budapest to the hills of Rwanda.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/07\/13\/gettyimages-482441931_custom-fe85bfedabc55210e383c200bb05a3651b80e825.jpg","date_published":"2020-07-13T17:49:12-04:00","author":{"name":"Matthew S. Schwartz","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/620099155\/matthew-schwartz?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2018\/07\/16\/11121381_10101049977144195_4213464694167027996_o_sq-d069fb629c7ed8bd665a2edb295820d39ca0af55.jpeg"},"tags":["behavior change","social science","Rwanda","Rwandan genocide","Holocaust","radio"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/07\/20200713_hiddenbrain_romeo_and_juliet_in_rwanda_july_13_1_3_pm-82caa50d-11f9-4f90-a280-dd8854badabb.mp3?orgId=1&d=3020&story=890539487&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3020}]},{"id":"887179151","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/07\/03\/887179151\/the-night-that-lasted-a-lifetime-how-psychology-was-misused-in-teens-murder-case?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"The Night That Lasted A Lifetime","content_html":"
Not long after his sixteenth birthday, Fred Clay was arrested for the murder of a cab driver in Boston. Eventually, Fred was found guilty \u2014 but only after police and prosecutors used questionable psychological techniques to single him out as the killer. This week on Hidden Brain<\/em>, we go back four decades to uncover the harm that arises when flawed ideas from psychology are used to determine that a teenager should spend the rest of his life behind bars. <\/p>
","summary":"Not long after his sixteenth birthday, Fred Clay was arrested for the murder of a cab driver in Boston. Eventually, Fred was found guilty \u2014 but only after police and prosecutors used questionable psychological techniques to single him out as the killer. This week on Hidden Brain, we go back four decades to uncover the harm that arises when flawed ideas from psychology are used to determine that a teenager should spend the rest of his life behind bars.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/07\/03\/mass_ex_fred_2419_wide-fd30c09a301794234b3581e56a9b3a363cde21ce.jpg","date_published":"2020-07-06T18:35:35-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["Fred Clay","Hypnosis","wrongful conviction","criminal justice","exonerations","psychology"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/07\/20200706_hiddenbrain_a_night_that_lasted_a_lifetime_july_6_5_pm-f7b4e10d-0024-49e0-9ea6-0ee314addf5f.mp3?orgId=1&d=3234&story=887179151&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3234}]},{"id":"884634146","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/06\/29\/884634146\/the-founding-contradiction-thomas-jeffersons-stance-on-slavery?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"The Founding Contradiction","content_html":"\"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.\" These words, penned by Thomas Jefferson more than 240 years ago, continue to inspire many Americans. And yet they were written by a man who owned hundreds of slaves, and fathered six children by an enslaved woman. As we mark Independence Day this week, we return to a 2018 episode with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed. We explore the contradictions in Jefferson's life \u2014 and how those contradictions might resonate in our own lives. <\/p>
","summary":"\"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.\" These words, penned by Thomas Jefferson more than 240 years ago, continue to inspire many Americans. And yet they were written by a man who owned hundreds of slaves, and fathered six children by an enslaved woman. As we mark Independence Day this week, we return to a 2018 episode with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed. We explore the contradictions in Jefferson's life \u2014 and how those contradictions might resonate in our own lives.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/06\/29\/gettyimages-172142973_wide-9ff5aa0f922b40f6e854e113b4344f2a6b968b6d.jpg","date_published":"2020-06-29T16:25:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["Annette Gordon-Reed","Sally Hemmings","marquis de lafayette","confederate statues","monticello","enslaved people","founding fathers","psychology","Thomas Jefferson","racism","slavery"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/06\/20200629_hiddenbrain_founding_contradiction_rebroad_629_129pm-48d6e545-63ec-4be5-91a4-51b1ace8c870.mp3?orgId=1&d=2848&story=884634146&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":2848}]},{"id":"877401074","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/06\/15\/877401074\/buy-borrow-steal-how-debt-became-the-sugar-rush-solution-to-our-economic-woes?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"Buy, Borrow, Steal","content_html":"
Policymakers have a tried-and-true game plan for jump-starting the economy in times of severe recession: Push stimulus packages and lower interest rates so Americans will borrow and spend. But economist Amir Sufi says the way we traditionally address a recession is deeply flawed. He argues that by encouraging \"sugar-rush\" solutions, the nation is putting poor and middle-class Americans and<\/em> the entire economy at even greater risk. This week we look at the role of debt as a hidden driver of recessions, and how we might create a more stable system.<\/p>
","summary":"Policymakers have a tried-and-true game plan for jump-starting the economy in times of severe recession: Push stimulus packages and lower interest rates so Americans will borrow and spend. But economist Amir Sufi says the way we traditionally address a recession is deeply flawed. He argues that by encouraging \"sugar-rush\" solutions, the nation is putting poor and middle-class Americans and the entire economy at even greater risk. This week we look at the role of debt as a hidden driver of recessions, and how we might create a more stable system.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/06\/22\/gettyimages-507262814_wide-94d4c272898d4a171eb6fbfa5f039afcb3d3918b.jpg","date_published":"2020-06-22T17:02:31-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["home equity","Amir Sufi","recessions","Morality","housing crisis","Great Recession","Economy","debt"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/06\/20200622_hiddenbrain_hb_buy_borrow_steal_310-3677a72b-2c94-4000-9019-5647a2130617.mp3?orgId=1&d=3040&story=877401074&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3040}]},{"id":"880379282","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/06\/20\/880379282\/the-mind-of-the-village-understanding-our-implicit-biases?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"The Mind Of The Village: Understanding Our Implicit Biases","content_html":"This week on Hidden Brain<\/em>, research about prejudices so deeply buried, we often doubt their existence. We'll begin with police shootings of unarmed Black men. We also look at how biases affect judges.<\/p>
","summary":"This week on Hidden Brain, research about prejudices so deeply buried, we often doubt their existence. We'll begin with police shootings of unarmed Black men. We also look at how biases affect judges.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/06\/18\/gettyimages-551987913-84da8639d7661d3a8697170526de4330f8cff8b1.jpg","date_published":"2020-06-20T16:12:37-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["implicit bias","social psychology"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/06\/20200618_hiddenbrain_mind_of_village_full_hour.mp3?orgId=1&d=3030&story=880379282&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3030},{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/npr-mp4\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/06\/20200618_hiddenbrain_mind_of_village_full_hour.mp4?orgId=1&d=3030&story=880379282&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/aac","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3030}]},{"id":"876485823","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/06\/12\/876485823\/rap-on-trial-how-an-aspiring-musicians-words-led-to-prison-time?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"A Rap on Trial","content_html":"In the past few weeks, the nation has been gripped by protests against police brutality toward black and brown Americans. The enormous number of demonstrators may be new, but the biases they're protesting are not. In 2017, we looked at research on an alleged form of bias in the justice system. This week, we revisit that story, and explore how public perceptions of rap music may have played a role in the prosecution of a man named Olutosin Oduwole.<\/p>
","summary":"In the past few weeks, the nation has been gripped by protests against police brutality toward black and brown Americans. The enormous number of demonstrators may be new, but the biases they're protesting are not. In 2017, we looked at research on an alleged form of bias in the justice system. This week, we revisit that story, and explore how public perceptions of rap music may have played a role in the prosecution of a man named Olutosin Oduwole.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/06\/12\/tosin_custom-cf9397ffce9a549668b3d9a0f0c19b5d53c652cb.jpg","date_published":"2020-06-15T16:00:14-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["rap music","terrorist threat","rap lyrics","olutosin oduwole","hidden brain","criminal justice system","criminal","Virginia Tech","bias"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/06\/20200612_hiddenbrain_p74_-_rap_-_062020_-_final-7fdf6efd-a268-4529-9cbd-2d5bcfc03ccb.mp3?orgId=1&d=3380&story=876485823&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3380}]},{"id":"876073130","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/06\/12\/876073130\/the-air-we-breathe-implicit-bias-and-police-shootings?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"The Air We Breathe","content_html":"
President Trump said this week that a few \"bad apples\" were to blame for police killings of black people. But research suggests that something more complicated is at play \u2014 a force that affects everyone in the culture, not just police officers. In this bonus episode, we revisit our 2017 look at implicit bias and how a culture of racism can infect us all. <\/p>
","summary":"President Trump said this week that a few \"bad apples\" were to blame for police killings of black people. But research suggests that something more complicated is at play \u2014 a force that affects everyone in the culture, not just police officers. In this bonus episode, we revisit our 2017 look at implicit bias and how a culture of racism can infect us all.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/06\/12\/gettyimages-1248634421_wide-de37342ad5aacfe7061d19475c97cacd7b2524b9.jpg","date_published":"2020-06-12T19:18:54-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["Mahzarin Banaji","George Floyd protests","George Floyd","police shootings","terence crutcher","implicit bias","#Blacklivesmatter","Implicit Association Test","Oklahoma"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/06\/20200612_hiddenbrain_p73_-_in_the_air_-_0620_-_final_6-e40db96f-18cf-44c3-a6b8-1d777d2dda92.mp3?orgId=1&d=2186&story=876073130&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":2186}]},{"id":"879041045","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/06\/17\/879041045\/graduating-high-school-during-a-recession-could-be-a-good-thing-study-finds?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"Graduating High School During A Recession Could Be A Good Thing, Study Finds","content_html":"
Recessions typically damage workers' long-term earnings. NPR's Hidden Brain<\/em> podcast explains how a study found that students graduating from high school during a recession may be an exception.<\/p>
","summary":"Recessions typically damage workers' long-term earnings. NPR's Hidden Brain podcast explains how a study found that students graduating from high school during a recession may be an exception.","date_published":"2020-06-17T05:01:00-04:00","date_modified":"2020-06-18T10:12:00-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/me\/2020\/06\/20200617_me_graduating_high_school_during_a_recession_could_be_a_good_thing_study_finds.mp3?orgId=1&d=212&p=879015671&story=879041045&t=progseg&e=879015671&seg=6&ft=rss&f=879015671","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":212},{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/npr-mp4\/npr\/me\/2020\/06\/20200617_me_graduating_high_school_during_a_recession_could_be_a_good_thing_study_finds.mp4?orgId=1&d=212&p=879015671&story=879041045&t=progseg&e=879015671&seg=6&ft=rss&f=879015671","mime_type":"audio\/aac","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":212},{"url":"https:\/\/ondemandhls.npr.org\/nprhls\/\/npr\/me\/2020\/06\/20200617_me_graduating_high_school_during_a_recession_could_be_a_good_thing_study_finds\/master.m3u8?orgId=1&d=212&p=879015671&story=879041045&t=progseg&e=879015671&seg=6&ft=rss&f=879015671","mime_type":"audio\/m3u8","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":212}]},{"id":"870352402","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/06\/05\/870352402\/playing-favorites-when-kindness-toward-some-means-callousness-toward-others?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"Playing Favorites","content_html":"If we do a favor for someone we know, we think we've done a good deed. What we don't tend to ask is: Who have we harmed by treating this person with <\/strong>more kindness than we show toward others? This week, in the second of our two-part series on moral decision-making, we consider how actions that come from a place of love can lead to a more unjust world. <\/p>
","summary":"If we do a favor for someone we know, we think we've done a good deed. What we don't tend to ask is: Who have we harmed by treating this person with more kindness than we show toward others? This week, in the second of our two-part series on moral decision-making, we consider how actions that come from a place of love can lead to a more unjust world.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/06\/05\/dylan-and-hannah-1-b8dedaa3d49db4458472800796d9003826ab9e1e.jpg","date_published":"2020-06-08T19:28:54-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["utilitarianism","effective altruism","favoritism","peter singer","Strangers Drowning","discrimination","trolley problems","Moral philosophy","Morality"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/06\/20200608_hiddenbrain_playing_favorites_june_8_6_pm_bounce_2-eb7b12e7-1fb7-488d-a363-59630abd3caf.mp3?orgId=1&d=3278&story=870352402&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3278}]},{"id":"866768837","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/06\/01\/866768837\/justifying-the-means-what-it-means-to-treat-all-suffering-equally?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","title":"Justifying The Means","content_html":"When we are asked to make a moral choice, many of us imagine it involves listening to our hearts. To that, philosopher Peter Singer says, \"nonsense.\" Singer believes there are no moral absolutes, and that logic and calculation are better guides to moral behavior than feelings and intuitions. This week, we talk with Singer about why this approach is so hard to put into practice, and look at the hard moral choices presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>
","summary":"When we are asked to make a moral choice, many of us imagine it involves listening to our hearts. To that, philosopher Peter Singer says, \"nonsense.\" Singer believes there are no moral absolutes, and that logic and calculation are better guides to moral behavior than feelings and intuitions. This week, we talk with Singer about why this approach is so hard to put into practice, and look at the hard moral choices presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.","image":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/06\/01\/gettyimages-471112156_wide-30f370d5d68c6dd4dfc77dbbe5c088e2b8c900ab.jpg","date_published":"2020-06-01T17:39:10-04:00","author":{"name":"Shankar Vedantam","url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/137765146\/shankar-vedantam?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=hiddenbrain","avatar":"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/09\/26\/shankar-vedantam_sq-10ee02f3b799a5a537639512cd16672cf94ff955.jpg"},"tags":["Princeton University","COVID-19","infanticide","peter singer","Moral philosophy","coronavirus","euthanasia"],"attachments":[{"url":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/\/anon.npr-podcasts\/podcast\/npr\/hiddenbrain\/2020\/06\/20200602_hiddenbrain_justifying_the_means_podcast_june_2_noon-ce3f76cd-8fb2-46e3-a82b-e200dba68666-f5085f3b-2efe-4bd5-9b6d-45da90c232dd.mp3?orgId=1&d=3296&story=866768837&ft=rss","mime_type":"audio\/mp3","title":"Listen to the Story","duration_in_seconds":3296}]}]}