Why Not Apologizing Makes You Feel Better

NPR | By Shankar Vedantam

Published April 1, 2013 at 3:16 AM EDT

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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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