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Lost on the road to enlightenment

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:35:17
Publish Date: 2025-11-19 09:00:00
Description:

So many of us have been told that meditation can make us less stressed, more productive, and happier. But for a small group of people, it has a dark side. What’s going on?

Guests: Willoughby Britton, associate professor at Brown University; Richard Davidson, professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Pierce Salguero, professor at the Abington College of Pennsylvania State University


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