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Feb 2025
48m 1s

Marching To Your Own Drummer

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
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What would you have done? It's one of the most enduring questions in psychology. We all like to think that in a moment of crisis, we'd rise to the occasion and show courage. And yet many of us have had experiences where we followed orders and did what we were told to do. This week, we talk with psychologist Sunita Sah about the reasons why many of us silence ... Show More
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