22min - Join host Jason Silva in a series of interactive games and experiments that explore your brain's capacity for compassion, and question the motives behind both your selfless and selfish acts. You'll discover if you're actually born naughty or nice, and we'll even explore your chances of finding a psychopath among your family or friends, or maybe even in the mirror!
21min - We all have things we say we can't live without, like coffee, smartphones or social media. But do we really need all of those things, or are we addicted to them? In this episode we'll put you through a series of games and experiments designed to reveal how, like it or not, we're all addicted to something, and why some addictions might be the best thing that ever happened to you.
22min - Would you believe language is the closest thing humans have to telepathy? Or that you speak volumes every day without uttering a single word? Play along as host Jason Silva, with help from biomedical-engineer Sri Sarma of Johns Hopkins University, leads you on a journey of discovery through the mystery of how our brains create meaning, and more.
22min - Whether it's choosing what to eat for breakfast, where to invest your money or just when to cross the street, nearly every choice you make involves some sort of calculated risk. This episode explores how your brain evaluates risk. You'll discover why we're all born risk-takers, and how life is often a big game of chance.
22min - Would it surprise you learn that when it comes to men and women, the genders are not created equally? In the second annual 'Battle of the Sexes,' we'll show you how your brain creates snap judgments about masculinity and femininity, and we'll prove whether men or women are better at speaking, listening, and yes – driving.
22min - Do you have a lucky number? Do you cross the street to avoid black cats? Have you ever thought you knew what someone was about to say, and turned out to be right? Superstition can sometimes be a big part of our daily lives – the same remarkable power our brain has to learn language, find meaning in chaos, and hit home runs, also makes us believe things with no basis in reality. We'll show you why.
22min - Have you ever heard the phrase, 'thinking with your stomach'? In this episode, you'll discover how much of what ends up in your belly has less to do with your mouth and more to do with your brain. And we'll delve into the surprising ingredients that have colored your favorite foods – including ground-up insects, petroleum, and even coal.
22min - Whether it's full-blown road rage or just the constant frustration at life's little inconveniences, we all feel a little bit of anger every day. But what if getting angry in the first place had less to do with what's going on around you, and more to do with what's going on inside your brain? In this episode, we'll explore why your brain gets angry and what you can do about it.
22min - Do you wake up each morning at the same time? Eat the same lunch over and over? Have you ever noticed that life is a series of routines, done in the same order, day after day? We're going to mess with your mind as we put you through a series of games and experiments designed to show you how, when processing the world, your brain is always filling in the blanks.
22min - The power of intuition – when you know something to be true without knowing why – is one of the mind’s greatest mysteries. You rely on your brain every day to make decisions, and in this episode, we'll test your intuition and show you how your brain makes decisions without you having to think about it.
22min - Find answer to questions like, what is sleep and why we spend so much of our time doing it? Also, see what happens to our brain and body if we don't get a full night's rest.
21min - Learn how imagination works and how we can use it to spark our own. Through different games and theories, we learn how to stimulate creativity and how to increase the power of imagination.
21min - Learn more about the power and benefits of positive thinking. The effective methods and hormonal changes that bring positive thinking are also discussed.
21min - We learn about our unique point of view, and about how our reality is related to our perspective. We also learn, with the help of illusion tricks, what scientists call as mental rotation.
21min - Through a series of interactive games and experiments, you'll discover how easily your brain is deceived. Scammers and con artists make it their business to know how your brain works, and how to use its flaws to their advantage.
21min - It's going to be heads vs. tails as we pit humans against animals in series of unique competitions. And if you play along, you'll discover how a bird can eat like a horse, a dog can be jealous like a baby, and how a chimp can make you look like a chump.
43min - Learn how compassion and anger might just be two sides of the same coin, part of a vital system your brain uses to keep you alive.
43min - You will be amazed to discover the many ways your brain and body work together seamlessly and how easily this connection can crash and burn. Through a series of interactive games and experiments, learn how your brain tricks your body into doing some pretty silly things.
43min - Discover the many ways your brain deceives you and leads you astray. Learn how you don't always "see" the full picture and why sometimes it's better to trust others more and yourself a little less.
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