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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
Why do You Get a Brain Freeze?

Why do You Get a Brain Freeze?

Season 3 Episode 15
2:58
Can You Solve This Riddle?

Can You Solve This Riddle?

Season 3 Episode 16
4:40
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The Evolutionary Advantages of Art

Season 3 Episode 4

I sit down with The Art Assignment host Sarah Urist Green to chat about science, art and evolution. The evolutionary pathway that led us to be the apex predator on this planet also resulted in some pretty cool skills.

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Why we forget things and how there's a silver lining. What was I talking about?
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Sometimes bad things happen to good feedback.
Can You Fake Sleep?
3:08
If you were sleep deprived, could you just fake that you got more sleep the night before?
Could Telepathy Exist?
2:57
A brief tale on the possibilities of brain-to-brain communication, with a few cats.
When Do We Reach Our Mental Peak?
3:17
Is there really such a thing as your intellectual peak?
DIY Brain Enhancement or Frankenstein?
3:25
Would you experiment with your brain? Perhaps there's a Dr. Frankenstein in us all.
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