Hidden Brain

Why Conversations Go Wrong

We often assume that the people we're talking with see the world the way we do — and when they say something that seems strange or hostile, we interpret it through that lens. But much of the time, the other person is operating with an entirely different set of assumptions, and neither party realizes they're not actually having the same conversation.

Daily Stoic

The Man Traveling America to Prove You Wrong About It

It's my responsibility to be the conduit to bring that message out whether I agree with it or not and let the audience see it. When you can understand where someone's coming from, it definitely develops empathy. You don't have to agree.

Hidden Brain

You Are Not Ordinary

Most of us know, of course, that we are not actually the center of the universe. But we often act as if we are. We notice when we are the victim of rudeness, but we rarely think about all the times when other people were rude and we weren't around to experience it.

Fresh Air

French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani on feminism & freedom

when I was a teenager, I hated my parents for that. I judged them very harshly because I thought that they were hypocrites. And I thought that they were cowards. And you know, when I was writing the book, my own son is now 15 years old and I put myself in the shoes of my parents. And I thought, yeah, of course, if I was in the same situation, I think I would act the same. My mother was not a coward. She was a mother.

TED

Why AI Will Never Replace a Great Teacher | Matt Wu | TED

That is what makes education human. Not just the transfer of knowledge, but the ability to understand others and use that to shape your own perspective.

Code Switch

Obama's new Presidential Center and his tricky relationship with the South Side | Code Switch

I mean, it probably looks different if you're a tourist walking the grounds than it would if you're one of the kids of that high school across the street.

Prof G Markets

Trump’s Iran Ultimatum — What Comes After the Deadline | Prof G Markets

If you're Iran, this is even before the deadline. I understand that Israel is the one doing the bombing, not the United States. But from Iran's perspective, those bombs kind of feel the same, right?

Fresh Air

John Lithgow

You look for ways you can empathize with every character. And if you're playing a scoundrel of any stripe, you just try to make it interesting. You try to figure out what made him that way.

TED Radio Hour

How does your brain perceive the world?

It puts us into confrontation with the fact that two minds can perceive the same reality entirely differently.