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.
The vast majority of U.S. college students are not taking part in campus protests over the war in Gaza. Students at University of Massachusetts-Boston share why they are choosing to stay out of it.
In the U.K., there are growing calls for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to call a national election this summer, after his party suffered heavy losses in last week's local elections.
Blowback from companies and institutions was fierce after North Carolina passed transgender bathroom restrictions. But states haven't felt as much heat after several bills easily passed.