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May 2020
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A Hidden Brain Commencement Address

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
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Commencement ceremonies allow us to take stock of what we've accomplished and where we're headed. This is one of the key opportunities that students and families have lost, as social distancing precautions lead schools to cancel in-person graduations. In this "commencement address," recorded at the request of the public radio program 1A, Shankar Vedantam off ... Show More
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