Hey there, Shankar here.
I'm crisscrossing the country for a series of live shows this summer.
I'll be sharing seven key insights from the first decade of Hidden Brain.
These ideas have made my life better.
I think they'll do the same for you.
Stops on what I'm calling the Perceptions Tour include Clearwater and Fort Lauderdale in Florida,
Portland and Denver,
Minneapolis and Chicago, Austin and Dallas, Boston, Toronto, Phoenix, and more.
To see if I'm coming to a city near you, please visit hiddenbrain.org slash tour.
If you've heard my voice for years, it's going to be fun to come see me in person.
Again, that's hiddenbrain.org slash tour.
This is Hidden Brain.
I'm Shankar Vedantam.
Some years ago,
psychologists at the University of Virginia and Harvard put people in an empty room.
They gave the volunteers a simple task.
Sit quietly for a few minutes without distractions.
No phone, no books, nothing to do but think.
Before the session, the study participants were also given a device.
It could deliver a mild electric shock.