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Hidden Brain
Shankar Vedantam
Summary
Hidden Brain is hosted by Shankar Vedantam covering Cognitive Bias, Resilience, Grief, and Trauma. Notable guests include Leidy Klotz (Engineer, University of Virginia). Episodes span from Apr 2026 to May 2026.
2episodes
30total claims
12topics covered
2 episodes
Why You're Not As Broken As You Believe
›May 1, 2026
Scientific research, primarily from psychologist George Bonanno, demonstrates that resilience is the most common human response to trauma and loss, with only a small minority (at most 10%) experien...
ResilienceGriefTraumaPsychology+11 more
Why You’re Always Overwhelmed
›Apr 20, 2026
Humans exhibit a strong cognitive bias called 'subtraction neglect,' an automatic tendency to solve problems by adding elements rather than removing them, even when subtraction offers a better solu...
Cognitive BiasSubtraction NeglectProblem SolvingDecision Making+11 more