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Apr 2022
49m 58s

How Rude!

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
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It’s not your imagination: rudeness appears to be on the rise. Witnessing rude behavior — whether it's coming from angry customers berating a store clerk or airline passengers getting into a fistfight — can have long-lasting effects on our minds. But behavioral scientist Christine Porath says there are ways to shield ourselves from the toxic effects of inciv ... Show More
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