Episode · Hidden Brain · 2026-10-26
Books mentioned on The Story of Stories
Why is my friend late? How does nuclear fission work?
Shankar Vedantam discussed Clifford the Big Red Dog (Classic Storybook) by Norman Bridwell and Aesop's Fables.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Clifford the Big Red Dog (Classic Storybook)
Discussed“Researchers from the University of Wisconsin had kids listen to a children's story. It was from the series Clifford, the Big Red Dog. One day, Clifford and his friends discovered a new dog who wants to play with them”
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Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables by Aesop is a classic collection of moral tales attributed to the ancient Greek storyteller, designed to impart practical lessons through animal allegories.
Discussed“I think it makes enormous sense. But of course, if that's the lesson you draw from it, you might wonder about the value of reading Aesop's fables and other lessons to our children, right?”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Depths
“Jonathan is the author of The Depths The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic. He was recently on the show in an episode titled Rethinking Depression”
Plugged The Depths
“Jonathan Rottenberg is a psychologist at Cornell University. He's the author of The Depths the Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic. John we received some critiques about your work”
Passing Broken Crayons Still Color
“Then I couldn't help but thinking that I felt like a broken crayon. And so if I were to write a book about my mental health journey that would be the title, broken crayon still color mommy”
Passing Broken Crayons Still Color
“John what do you hear in Angela's story? I think children are very wise. So a four year old really said it all. I love the title of her book. I might suggest a slightly different title than the broken crayons still color”
Plugged The Depths
“Jonathan Rottenberg is a psychologist at Cornell University. He's the author of The Depths The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic. John thank you so much for joining me again today on Hidden Brain”