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The Most Boring Video Ever

The Most Boring Video Ever

Season 3 Episode 3
3:58
The Evolutionary Advantages of Art

The Evolutionary Advantages of Art

Season 3 Episode 4
6:24
What Does a Secret Weigh?

What Does a Secret Weigh?

Season 3 Episode 5
3:21
The Automation Paradox

The Automation Paradox

Season 3 Episode 6
5:29
Why People Fake Illness Online

Why People Fake Illness Online

Season 3 Episode 7
5:50
How LEGO Helps Blind People See

How LEGO Helps Blind People See

Season 3 Episode 8
13:25
Are You a Chronic Procrastinator?

Are You a Chronic Procrastinator?

Season 3 Episode 9
3:41
The Weird World of Animal Mating

The Weird World of Animal Mating

Season 3 Episode 10
5:06
Everything is Trying to Kill You

Everything is Trying to Kill You

Season 3 Episode 12
3:49
What Do You Think is Normal?

What Do You Think is Normal?

Season 3 Episode 13
3:59
Your Body on Carbs

Your Body on Carbs

Season 3 Episode 14
2:45
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Should The Olympics Just Allow Doping?

Season 3 Episode 2

Is it time to allow performance enhancing drugs in professional sports? A look at the science and ethics of doping in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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The Power of Curiosity
5:21
All forms of curiosity, even silly hypotheticals, are important – they can lead to practic
How Halfalogues Manipulate Your –
3:16
A halfalogue is that distracting half-of-a-conversation that you overhear.
What If We Were All Optimists?
4:00
Surprise! You're more optimistic than you think.
How Remixes Hijack Your Brain
9:17
I explore how the remix, a product of this participatory creativity, hijacks your brain.
How to Think Like Einstein
3:06
We explore some practical tips for boosting your creativity and generating ideas.
The Neuroscience of Creativity
3:02
Your brain uses different pathways to communicate, forming complex networks in your brain.
The Surprising Similarities Between Twister and Intelligence
5:45
The flexibility of brain connections can indicate how quickly we can learn or multitask.
Artificial Intelligence Can Hallucinate, Too.
4:44
How Artificial Intelligence differentiates and hallucinates.
Artificial Intelligence Solved This Audio Illusion. Can You?
4:36
The Cocktail Party Effect for Artificial Intelligence.
The Sounds That Are Unbearable (Misophonia explained)
6:14
Exploring Misophonia, a sound sensitivity syndrome.
Can You Visualise This? (Aphantasia Explained)
4:51
Some people don't imagine things in a visual way.
Do You Have an Inner Voice?
3:42
How do you hear your inner voice?
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