Maggie Penman
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Have you ever noticed that when something important is missing in your life, your brain can only seem to focus on that missing thing? Two researchers have dubbed this phenomenon "scarcity." -
A culture of racism can infect us all. On this week's radio show, we discuss the implicit biases we carry that have been forged by the society around us. -
There are some topics about which it seems no amount of data will change people's minds: things like climate change, or restrictions on gun ownership. -
The tweets come after the AG said he won't take part in probes of links between the campaign and Russian officials. Sessions spoke with the ambassador but testified at a Senate hearing that he hadn't. -
Actress Debbie Reynolds died just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher's sudden death — which has led some to speculate that grief might have been a contributing factor. -
This news from NBC comes not long after the announcement that the hip-hop group will release their first album in nearly two decades. They say it will be their last. -
This week on Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam explores how unconscious ideas about the family shape the way we think about politics. -
This week we feature Keith Chen, a behavioral economist at UCLA and the head of economic research at Uber. Keith explains why surge pricing makes us nuts and discusses our weird economic choices. -
The sharing economy is making online transactions far more personal, which can lead to some unintended consequences. -
Today is the perfect day to (re)start your resolution. Here's how.
