Shankar Vedantam: You could make the case that if you’re a rational, logical person, why can’t you simply say everything that’s on your mind? Why can’t you simply voice every thought that goes through ...

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In a new book, former NPR reporter Shankar Vedantam suggests attaining "a deeper psychological understanding of why people believe what they... 'Useful Delusions' Examines How Beliefs Can Be Powerful ...

Shankar Vedantam, science correspondent, journalist, and author, will speak at Brigham Young University on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to noon. Vedantam’s presentation is entitled “The Science of the Beloved ...

After making a silly mistake, it's not uncommon for a person to say, "Oops — I was on autopilot." In his new book, The Hidden Brain, science writer Shankar Vedantam ...

Science journalist Shankar Vedantam's new book on the brain will be the topic of a special online Chautauqua Lecture Series presentation. Vedantam is the author of "Useful Delusions: The Power & ...

Shankar Vedantam is a reporter with National Public Radio. In 2009-2010, he was a Nieman fellow at Harvard University. Between 2006 and 2009, he wrote the popular Department of Human Behavior column ...

Shankar Vedantam came to Brigham Young University armed with a message of peace and history. The journalist, author and former NPR correspondent spoke on the power of peaceful protests Tuesday in a ...

When we look to the future, we assume we'll be the same person we are today. But journalist Shankar Vedantam says that's not always true—our... Your future self might not want the life you're planning ...