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Featuring Shankar Vedantam, host and creator of the “Hidden Brain” radio show and podcast on NPR, and New York Times bestselling author, in conversation with Betsy Fleming, Aspen Institute Trustee and early-stage investor. Shankar will explore how our unconscious minds guide our decisions from whom we fall in love with to whom we hire.
Paepcke Auditorium, doors at 5:30 pm

This event is at capacity. If space allows, tickets will be released at the door. There will be an in-person waitlist (first-come, first-served) in Paepcke Auditorium.

Parking
Parking is very limited. Please carpool, walk, bike, or ride RFTA. 

You can purchase his books “Useful Delusions” and “Hidden Brain” here. Books will also be available for purchase at the event. Book signing to follow.

“We’re Constantly Fooling Ourselves, and that’s (mostly) okay — The Washington Post

“Ingenious…A passionate, often counterintuitive, disturbingly convincing addition to the why-people-believe-stupid-things genre.” — Kirkus Reviews

Shankar Vedantam is host of the “Hidden Brain” podcast and radio show, where he explores the hidden patterns that drive human behavior. Hidden Brain receives millions of downloads each month and is featured on more than 425 Public radio stations around the United States. He is the author of the books, “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Wage Wars, Control Markets and Save Our Lives,” and “Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain.”

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