Regional Interests

Twist Of Fate Leads Musical Prodigy To Pursue Social Sciences

By Shankar Vedantam
Published December 22, 2016 at 1:28 PM PST
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Maya Shankar was on her way to being an accomplished concert violinist, but a twist of fate led her to the social sciences instead.
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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.
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