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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
4:15
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BrainCraft

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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How LEGO Helps Blind People See
13:25
Can blind people see? How LEGO can bring the world to those with visual impairments.
Why People Fake Illness Online
5:50
When illness goes viral, Munchausen by Internet may be the symptom.
The Automation Paradox
5:29
What happens when people interact with technology in the real world?
What Does a Secret Weigh?
3:21
The honest truth about keeping secrets.
The Evolutionary Advantages of Art
6:24
I sit down with Sarah Urist Green to chat about science, art and evolution.
The Most Boring Video Ever
3:58
The neuroscience of boredom is slightly interesting.
Should The Olympics Just Allow Doping?
5:07
Is it time to allow performance enhancing drugs in professional sports?
A Venus Flytrap Works Just Like Your Brain
3:38
Check out how venus flytraps - and other carnivorous plants - act just like our brains!
Your Brain in Numbers
1:50
It's my 100th episode of BrainCraft! Thank you so much for watching!
This Video May Give You Goose Bumps
5:07
The weird and wonderful science of goose bumps. Hope you didn't get the chills.
Why We Can't Deliver Drugs to the Brain
3:13
Delivering drugs to the brain has been a longtime obstacle for doctors.
What's the Value of a Life?
4:53
How do scientists - and doctors - measure the value of a life?
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