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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
9:17
What If We Were All Optimists?

What If We Were All Optimists?

Season 4 Episode 9
4:00
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
5:21
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
4:37
Why Are People So Passive-Aggressive?

Why Are People So Passive-Aggressive?

Season 4 Episode 16
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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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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 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?
This Paradox Could Kill You
3:57
Would you prefer a higher chance of living, or a longer life?
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