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Invisibilia

How to Become Batman

The surprising effect that your expectations can have on the people around you.

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KCRW placeholderBy Lulu Miller • Jan 25, 2015 • 1 min read

We examine the surprising effect that your expectations can have on the people around you. We'll hear how people's expectations can influence how well a rat runs a maze. Plus, the story of a man who is blind and says expectations have helped him see. This journey is not without skeptics. We'll hear from them, and from neuroscientists who explain the profound effect others' expectations can have on your physiology.

Learn more or listen again to this week's episode.

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    Lulu Miller

    Co-host of NPR's 'Invisibilia'

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    Alix Spiegel

    Co-Host of NPR's 'Invisibilia'

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    Anne Gudenkauf

    Producer of NPR's 'Invisibilia'

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