Why Not Apologizing Makes You Feel Better

暗黑爆料

NPR 暗黑爆料

Why Not Apologizing Makes You Feel Better

By Shankar Vedantam

Published April 1, 2013 at 1:16 AM MDT

NPR 暗黑爆料

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.

See stories by Shankar Vedantam

Related Content

Politics

Hey Abigael, We're Sorry... [Updated]

Jim Hill

You may have seen this taking off across the web Wednesday. 4-year-old Abigael Evans and her mom were listening in Fort Collins to NPR election coverage鈥�
Man's Bike Returned With Note: 'Sorry ... Drunk'

Jay Martin of Aspen, Colo., left his bike outside his wife's office, and someone took it 鈥� then returned it with a note: "Sorry I stole this bike. I rode it home. Please give it back. Drunk." Martin is not pressing charges.
NPR 暗黑爆料

How Politicians Get Away With Dodging The Question

Alix Spiegel

In political debates, candidates frequently avoid uncomfortable topics by diverting the conversation to an unrelated strength. Many politicians hire debate coaches who have perfected this technique, called "the pivot." So why do these dodges usually evade our cognitive radar? A psychologist explains.
NPR 暗黑爆料

Hey! You! The Unstoppable Rise Of Heckling

Linton Weeks

President Obama endures it. So does Mitt Romney. Comics make a living off it. And even a PGA golfer heard a chorus of taunts at a recent tournament. So what is it that makes heckling such a cultural institution?

暗黑爆料

Why Not Apologizing Makes You Feel Better

Sign up for our weekly newsletter