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Shankar Vedantam

Shankar Vedantam covers the social sciences for NPR. Follow him @HiddenBrain and on Facebook.

Articles By Shankar Vedantam

Throw the Bums In

Americans distrust the GOP. So why are they voting for it?

Shankar Vedantam | THE HIDDEN BRAIN | Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, at 1:31 PM ET

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Rick Sanchez's Prejudices—and Mine

Finding your inner bigot.

Shankar Vedantam | THE HIDDEN BRAIN | Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at 2:01 PM ET

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What Would Scooby Doo?

What marriage counseling can teach liberals and conservatives.

Shankar Vedantam | THE HIDDEN BRAIN | Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010, at 7:03 AM ET

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Senile McCain, Extremist Obama

How political operatives get us to believe the worst about their opponents.

Shankar Vedantam | THE HIDDEN BRAIN | Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, at 10:13 AM ET

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Is Obama the Antichrist?

Why we believe propaganda.

Shankar Vedantam | THE HIDDEN BRAIN | Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010, at 10:07 AM ET

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