Rebroadcast: Author Interview: Shankar Vedantam, “Useful Delusions”
Shankar Vedantam is known to public radio listeners as the host of the program and podcast Hidden Brain. The show explores the forces and phenomena that shape our thinking — often without our knowledge. He’s also the author, along with Bill Mesler, of the new book, Useful Delusions: The Power & Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain. He joined The 21st to discuss his new book and more.
Guests:
Shankar Vedantam, co-author and Hidden Brain host
"Logic and rationality are not always the best way to get to logic and rationality, which I find really upsetting as a logical and rational person."
— W. W. Norton & Company (@wwnorton) March 3, 2021
At @goodreads, an interview with @HiddenBrain's Shankar Vedantam about his new book USEFUL DELUSIONS. https://t.co/A4MOmIklAo
Prepared for web by Zainab Qureshi
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