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How to Think Like Einstein

How to Think Like Einstein

Season 4 Episode 7
3:06
How Remixes Hijack Your Brain

How Remixes Hijack Your Brain

Season 4 Episode 8
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What If We Were All Optimists?

What If We Were All Optimists?

Season 4 Episode 9
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How Halfalogues Manipulate Your –

How Halfalogues Manipulate Your –

Season 4 Episode 10
3:16
The Power of Curiosity

The Power of Curiosity

Season 4 Episode 11
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The Upside of Being Awkward

The Upside of Being Awkward

Season 4 Episode 12
5:39
How Gaslighting Manipulates Your Mind

How Gaslighting Manipulates Your Mind

Season 4 Episode 15
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Why Are People So Passive-Aggressive?

Why Are People So Passive-Aggressive?

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The Neuroscience of Creativity

Season 4 Episode 6

Creativity depends on the cooperation of two competing networks: one that generates spontaneous thoughts (the default mode network) and the executive control center of the brain that governs everything else. Our random, free-flowing thoughts that are worthy of further exploration pop into our consciousness when they're recruited by the executive control network.

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4:41
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