Jan 13 2025
Creator and host of Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam, is an expert on social science and human behavior. Today, he speaks internationally on how the “hidden brain” shapes our world.
Shankar Vedantam has been reporting on human behavior and social science research for more than 25 years. In 2010, he published a book further exploring these topics and introducing the idea of “the hidden brain.” He is also well-known for his keynote and motivational speaking. Shankar Vedantam is available to be hired for corporate and private events. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Shankar Vedantam’s fees.
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Before becoming well-known with NPR, Shankar Vedantam spent 10 years as a national correspondent at The Washington Post. From 2007 to 2009, Shankar Vedantam also served as a columnist, writing the Department of Human Behavior column for “The Post.” Then in 2009-2010, Vedantam served as a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. Finally, between 2011 and 2020, Shankar was NPR’s social science correspondent. In addition to his other work, Shankar is the author of the book The Hidden Brain. He is also co-author of the book Useful Delusions, with Bill Mesler.
Shankar and NPR launched the Hidden Brain podcast in 2015. The podcast receives more than three million downloads per week and its radio show counterpart is featured on nearly 400 public radio stations around the United States. Vedantam and Hidden Brain have been recognized by:
In 2019, Shankar launched Hidden Brain Media to connect more deeply with his audience and to experiment with new platforms and media.
“Hidden brain” is a term Shankar created to describe a range of influences that manipulate us without our awareness. Some aspects of the hidden brain have to do with mental shortcuts or heuristics, others are related to errors in the way memory and attention work, and some deal with social dynamics and relationships.
By drawing a simple line between mental activities we are aware of and mental activities we are not aware of, the “hidden brain” subsumes many concepts in wide circulation: the unconscious, the subconscious, and the implicit.
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Your presentation, The Hidden Brain, was engaging, thought-provoking and brilliantly articulated… – Colleen Barros, National Institutes of Health
We have never before had a keynote speaker receive a standing ovation. – Ryan Deckert, Oregon Business Association
Delivered with wit and lightness by Vedantam, ‘Hidden Brain’ is digestible without ever being dumbed down, and embodies an open-mindedness that becomes infectious. – Emma Dibdin, The New York Times
The Hidden Brain is an altogether spectacular read, the kind that gives the best possible hope for changing our minds … toward more fairness, greater self-awareness, and a vital integration of our intentions and our actions. – Maria Popova, Brainpickings
