Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
The Things We Don't Say
50 minutes Posted Aug 31, 2026 at 8:33 pm.
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From childhood, we're taught that honesty is the best policy. Yet in everyday life, we hedge, soften our words, and leave things unsaid. This week, we talk with psychologist Steven Pinker about why indirect speech is such a fundamental part of human relationships.