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An expert debunks the myths behind attention spans and shares how "we can train our minds" to stay focused.
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A Stowers Institute researcher intent on learning how our brains work found that proteins can have more than one effect on what we remember.
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It may be startling to realize things you did before the pandemic you've now forgotten how to do. For most of us, it doesn't take much time to regain those abilities.
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A common belief is that self-deception is a bad thing, but Shankar Vedantam points out it can be quite useful.
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Kansas City community leaders react to the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, and NPR host reveals 'the power and paradox of the self-deceiving brain.'
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Segment 1: The woman who coined 'white fragility' unpacks the meaning of the term.Robin DiAngelo first started noticing what she now calls 'white…
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Segment 1: Three journalists based in Washington speak to the unique challenges of covering national politics up close.Each day brings something exciting…
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Segment 1: Policymakers have yet to grasp the depth of the recession in farm country.Farmers are slowly losing their livelihood as the input costs of…
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Sonia Warshawski is a Holocaust survivor who ran a tailor shop in Metcalf South Mall. A documentary about her life is in theaters now. What does this…
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You used to hate apples, but now you love them. We change our minds on many different things, but what about when it comes to politics — especially when…
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Few chemical reactions are as complicated to humans the one that elicits the feeling of love. Today, we learn about a psychobiological approach to couples…
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Why is it the person we were head over heels for just a few months ago now seems a bit ... boring? Clinician and researcher Stan Tatkin says our brains…