Generosity Can Breed Contempt

Choosing a user name starting with a letter appearing earlier in the alphabet is just one scientifically vetted way to increase the odds of turning an online encounter into a first date. Christopher Intagliata reports 

High-calorie and exceedingly pleasurable foods appear to change rat brain rewards circuitry, causing the rodents to continue to seek such fare. Erika Beras reports 

Parkinson’s patients derived more benefits from a salt solution they were told was an expensive drug than from the same solution when it was described as being cheap medication. Karen Hopkin reports 

In the second part of our Kalaupapa story, we hear how people exiled from society reconnected with family – and found a new community. donate.storycorps.org/podcast Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy 

Nobody joins a cult on purpose, says Sarah Edmondson, a former member of the infamous NXIVM cult and one of the three whistleblowers that led to its downfall. She explains how she got ensnared in this highly manipulative group — and then escaped it — and shares red flags to help ... Show More

This week on Hidden Brain, two remarkable stories of empathy... And why showing empathy for another group can feel so threatening to our own tribes. 

Dr. Tony Evans encourages single people to embrace community by giving of their talents and serving others.     Listen to the Full Program   Receive a copy of "Kingdom Single" and an audio download of "Cultivating a Healthy Life as a Single" for your donation of any amount! Plus, ... Show More

In the final episode, Melissa and Jade speak to two people who celebrate visible recovery and are committed to making a difference. 

The small rodents are one of the few known monogamists in the wild—and their faithfulness was put to the test in a lab. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

The tragedy in Orlando this week shook many people in communities that already feel vulnerable...LGBTQ Americans, Latinos, Muslims and people living at the intersection of those identities. 

Ada kelompok yang merasa terancam karena khawatir A.I akan menggantikan mereka dalam berkarya, namun ada juga yang justru mencoba memanfaatkan A.I untuk bereksperimen. 

After leaving an evangelical church "exvangelicals", or ex-evangelicals, say what they miss most is the sense of belonging to a community.