Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
Radio Replay: The Power Hour
49 minutes Posted Jan 26, 2018 at 2:00 pm.
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Call it adulation, adoration, idolization: we humans are fascinated by glamour and power. But this turns out to be only one side of our psychology — we also feel envious and resentful of the rich and powerful. In this Radio Replay, we explore the evolutionary history behind this ambivalence. Plus, we look at how we gain influence, and what happens to us once we have it.