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Episode 58: Pedestals and Guillotines

Episode 58: Pedestals and Guillotines

FromHidden Brain


Episode 58: Pedestals and Guillotines

FromHidden Brain

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It's inauguration season, which means balls, parades, and celebrations. We may love the pomp and circumstance, but there's another, darker side to our psychology, too. Whether we like the new president or not, human beings have a strange and contradictory relationship with power and celebrity. We idolize the rich and famous, but also enjoy seeing them fall from their pedestals. This week on Hidden Brain, we explore this paradox: from Hollywood, to the White House, to the forests of Tanzania.
Released:
Jan 17, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships.