Why Eating The Same Food Increases People's Trust And Cooperation

NPR | By Shankar Vedantam

Published February 2, 2017 at 4:55 AM EST

Research suggests that people just feel closer to those who are eating the same food as they do.

Shankar Vedantam

Shankar Vedantam is the host and creator of Hidden Brain. The Hidden Brain podcast receives more than three million downloads per week. The Hidden Brain radio show is distributed by NPR and featured on nearly 400 public radio stations around the United States.

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