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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
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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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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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