Episode 58: Pedestals and Guillotines
Episode 58: Pedestals and Guillotines  
Podcast: Hidden Brain
Published On: Tue Jan 17 2017
Description: It's inauguration season, which means balls, parades, and celebrations. We may love the pomp and circumstance, but there's another, darker side to our psychology, too. Whether we like the new president or not, human beings have a strange and contradictory relationship with power and celebrity. We idolize the rich and famous, but also enjoy seeing them fall from their pedestals. This week on Hidden Brain, we explore this paradox: from Hollywood, to the White House, to the forests of Tanzania.