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Feb 2022
51m 56s

Mind Reading 2.0: Why Conversations Go W...

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
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Do you ever struggle to communicate with your mom? Or feel like you and your spouse sometimes speak different languages? In the final episode of our "Mind Reading 2.0" series, we bring back a favorite conversation with linguist Deborah Tannen. She shows how our conversational styles can cause unintended conflicts, and what we can do to communicate more effec ... Show More
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