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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
Every Scientific Study on Arnold Schwarzenegger

Every Scientific Study on Arnold Schwarzenegger

Season 4 Episode 17
9:08
The Ancient Origins of Your Musical Brain

The Ancient Origins of Your Musical Brain

Season 4 Episode 18
4:38
THE IKEA EFFECT ft. Joanna Hausmann!

THE IKEA EFFECT ft. Joanna Hausmann!

Season 4 Episode 19
5:49
Why Everybody Should Read Harry Potter

Why Everybody Should Read Harry Potter

Season 4 Episode 20
4:53
Ghosting: Why Some People Just Disappear

Ghosting: Why Some People Just Disappear

Season 4 Episode 21
3:57
How Jealousy Distorts Your Thinking

How Jealousy Distorts Your Thinking

Season 4 Episode 22
4:06
These Tiny Cells Shape Your Life

These Tiny Cells Shape Your Life

Season 4 Episode 23
5:30
Why Most Personality Tests Are Wrong

Why Most Personality Tests Are Wrong

Season 4 Episode 24
4:47
The Antioxidant Benefits of Sleep ft. OTHER Vanessa Hill!

The Antioxidant Benefits of Sleep ft. OTHER Vanessa Hill!

Season 4 Episode 25
8:37
Why Are We More Anxious Than Ever Before?

Why Are We More Anxious Than Ever Before?

Season 4 Episode 26
4:41
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Why You Lie To Yourself More Than Others

Season 4 Episode 14

Humans are complicated: a tangled web of amazing biology and bad behaviours. This illustrated field guide will equip you with the necessary tools to navigate the lying, jealous and judgmental tendencies of your fellow humans. This week we explore self-deception, the act of lying to yourself.
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How LEGO Helps Blind People See
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Season 3 Episode 8
How LEGO Helps Blind People See
Can blind people see? How LEGO can bring the world to those with visual impairments.
Why People Fake Illness Online
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Season 3 Episode 7
Why People Fake Illness Online
When illness goes viral, Munchausen by Internet may be the symptom.
The Automation Paradox
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Season 3 Episode 6
The Automation Paradox
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What Does a Secret Weigh?
3:21
Season 3 Episode 5
What Does a Secret Weigh?
The honest truth about keeping secrets.
The Evolutionary Advantages of Art
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Season 3 Episode 4
The Evolutionary Advantages of Art
I sit down with Sarah Urist Green to chat about science, art and evolution.
The Most Boring Video Ever
3:58
Season 3 Episode 3
The Most Boring Video Ever
The neuroscience of boredom is slightly interesting.
Should The Olympics Just Allow Doping?
5:07
Season 3 Episode 2
Should The Olympics Just Allow Doping?
Is it time to allow performance enhancing drugs in professional sports?
A Venus Flytrap Works Just Like Your Brain
3:38
Season 3 Episode 1
A Venus Flytrap Works Just Like Your Brain
Check out how venus flytraps - and other carnivorous plants - act just like our brains!
Your Brain in Numbers
1:50
Season 2 Episode 50
Your Brain in Numbers
It's my 100th episode of BrainCraft! Thank you so much for watching!
This Video May Give You Goose Bumps
5:07
Season 2 Episode 49
This Video May Give You Goose Bumps
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
Season 2 Episode 48
Why We Can't Deliver Drugs to the Brain
Delivering drugs to the brain has been a longtime obstacle for doctors.
What's the Value of a Life?
4:53
Season 2 Episode 47
What's the Value of a Life?
How do scientists - and doctors - measure the value of a life?
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