Full Show: Mind Over Matter

Published: March 30, 2018, 2:30 p.m.

American democracy. Where the people tell the politicians what to do\u2026 right? It turns out, politicians actually influence voters more than you think.

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Then: We know more about the brain than ever before. Law professor Francis Shen talks about how what we\u2019ve learned is playing out in our legal system.

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Finally: That sugar-filled doughnut might bring you pleasure, but it probably doesn\u2019t make you happy. Pediatrician Robert Lustig says, yes, there\u2019s a difference between the two, and Americans are focusing too much on pleasure.