Mind Reading 2.0: The Double Standard
It’s easy to spot bias in other people, especially those with whom we disagree. But it’s not so easy to recognize our own biases. In the latest in o...
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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.
Mind Reading 2.0: How others see you
It's not easy to know how we come across to others, especially when we're meeting people for the first time. Psychologist Erica Boothby says many of u...
Mind Reading 2.0: Why did you do that?
As we go through life, we’re constantly trying to figure out what other people are thinking and feeling. Psychologist Liane Young says this ability to...
My Unsung Hero: Sanaa Kerroumi's Story
Sanaa is on her train ride home when an angry man begins threatening her. Before he gets too close, a stranger intervenes. Please share the story of y...
Minimizing Pain, Maximizing Joy
Life is often filled with hardships and tragedies. For thousands of years, philosophers have come up with strategies to help us cope with such hardshi...
What Makes Relationships Thrive
Everyone wants to be loved and appreciated. But psychologist Harry Reis says there’s another ingredient to successful relationships that’s every bit a...
My Unsung Hero: Wendy McDowell's Story
It's 1979, and Wendy is eight years old, crying alone in an airport. Then she sees a woman in white walking towards her.In a few weeks we'll be runnin...
Changing Behavior, Not Beliefs
The rift between police and Black Americans can feel impossible to bridge. But in his work with police departments across the U.S., Yale psychologist ...
Choose Carefully
All of us make choices all the time, and we may think we're making those choices freely. But psychologist Eric Johnson says there's an architecture be...
Creatures of Habit
At the beginning of the year, many of us make resolutions for the months to come. We resolve to work out more, to procrastinate less, or to save more ...