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Can You Taste With Your Ears?

Season 2 Episode 44
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Would $100 Million Make You Happy?

Would $100 Million Make You Happy?

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3 Surprising Creativity Tests

3 Surprising Creativity Tests

Season 2 Episode 46
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What's the Value of a Life?

What's the Value of a Life?

Season 2 Episode 47
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This Video May Give You Goose Bumps

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Season 2 Episode 49
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Your Brain in Numbers

Your Brain in Numbers

Season 2 Episode 50
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The Most Boring Video Ever

The Most Boring Video Ever

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The Evolutionary Advantages of Art

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What's the Value of a Life?
4:53
How do scientists - and doctors - measure the value of a life?
3 Surprising Creativity Tests
9:06
The hosts from Vsauce join Vanessa for a few fascinating mental challenges.
Would $100 Million Make You Happy?
4:24
Studies show that the joy we feel from immediate cash rewards might not be long-lasting.
Can You Taste With Your Ears?
4:31
Our senses of taste and smell are crucial when enjoying food... But is there more to it?
What a Tooth Reveals About Autism
2:56
How did the stem-cells drawn from children's teeth help us understand the key to autism?
Could You Win the Game of Thrones?
4:46
In the life-and-death games of Westeros, is it possible to win?
The Secret to Creativity
4:55
With this simple exercise, what can you learn about creativity?
The Prisoner's Dilemma
5:03
The "prisoner's dilemma" is a classic test in psychology. How can you win?
What's The Best Way to Teach Science? (Behind the Scenes)
5:43
Look back at Vanessa's journey through science education.
The Nature of Memory
6:25
What do science, and history, tell us about decoding our memories?
The Tiny Key to Aging
4:03
Studying biology at the smallest scale.
One Weird Visual Illusion Explained
3:07
How to trick your brain with optical illusions.
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