Parth Shah
Parth Shah is an associate producer at Hidden Brain. He came to NPR in 2016 as a Kroc Fellow.
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"Dwell time" is the amount of time visitors spend wandering through a museum. In most museums, that's around two hours. But in the newest Smithsonian, some visitors are there for as long as six.
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While most Westerners see the swastika as a symbol of Nazi Germany or white supremacy, it has been a symbol of good fortune in Asia thousands of years before Hitler.
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Creaky doors and squeaky floorboards are part of the territory of an old house. But what about the unexplained sounds that come and go?
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People can be found riding bicycles on sidewalks around the country. But should sidewalks double as bike lanes?