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Shankar Vedantam
Shankar Vedantam covers the social sciences for NPR. Follow him @HiddenBrain and on Facebook.
Articles By Shankar Vedantam
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The Royal Road to Romney
Republicans always nominate the runner-up from four years ago. Is Mitt next?
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Why Congress Deserves an "A"
Don't blame Congress for not passing laws. It's designed that way.
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Psych-Out Sexism
The innocent, unconscious bias that discourages girls from math and science.
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Partisanship Is the New Racism
Democrats and Republicans may sit together for Obama's speech, but partisanship won't budge.
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The National Brain-Damage League
The epidemic of head injuries in football is even worse than you thought.
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Walking Santa, Talking Christ
Why do Americans claim to be more religious than they are?
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Smart Republicans, Stupid Democrats
If Democrats are the big spenders, why do Republican states get the money?
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Parents Are Junkies
If parenthood sucks, why do we love it? Because we're addicted.
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We Are All Juan Williams
Associating minorities with crime is irrational, unjust, and completely normal.
