Parth Shah

Parth Shah is a producer and reporter in the Programming department at NPR. He came to NPR in 2016 as a Kroc Fellow.

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Decisions, Decisions: Some We Struggle To Make, Others We Can't Forget

Shankar Vedantam, Parth Shah, Rhaina Cohen, Tara Boyle, Max Nesterak

This week on the Hidden Brain radio show, decision-making. We learn why we often stumble when trying to make ourselves happy, and why certain decisions leave us wondering "what if?"
Whose Utopia? How Science Used The Bodies Of People Deemed 'Less Than'

Shankar Vedantam, Parth Shah, Maggie Penman, Tara Boyle, Jennifer Schmidt, Thomas Lu

There is a long legacy of leaders exploiting the bodies of vulnerable people in the name of science. This week, the history of eugenics and medical experimentation on enslaved people in the U.S.
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Mechanical Sex: The Relationship Between Intercourse And Intimacy

Shankar Vedantam, Parth Shah, Renee Klahr, Tara Boyle, Jennifer Schmidt

As a society, we talk about sex more openly today than ever before. But so much still goes unsaid. This week on the Hidden Brain radio show, complicated stories of intimacy and attraction.
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How To See The Future (No Crystal Ball Needed)

Shankar Vedantam, Parth Shah, Rhaina Cohen, Tara Boyle

When disaster strikes, we want to know, who screwed up? This week we explore the psychology of warnings: Why some warnings get heard, and why some of us are better at seeing what lies ahead.
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This Is Your Brain On Ads: How Mass Marketing Affects Our Minds

Shankar Vedantam, Parth Shah, Tara Boyle

How many ads have you encountered today? On this week's radio show, we discuss the insidiousness of advertising in American media.
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Yum and Yuck: The Psychology Of What We Eat...And What We Spit Out

Shankar Vedantam, Parth Shah, Tara Boyle, Thomas Lu

This week on the Hidden Brain radio show, we dig into the culture and psychology that determines the foods that make us salivate and the scents that make us squirm.
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Too Little, Too Much: How Poverty and Wealth Affect Our Minds

Chris Benderev, Parth Shah, Maggie Penman, Renee Klahr, Tara Boyle, Chloe Connelly, Jennifer Schmidt, Laura Kwerel

We all know the downsides of being poor. But what about the downsides of being rich? This week, we explore the psychology of scarcity...and excess.