Curated Video
Complexity Galore
Geneticist Stephen Scherer (University of Toronto) muses on the role of genetics on psychological disorders and the associated implications for the human condition.
Science360
Math Textbooks in the Future
Ken Koedinger is professor of human-computer interaction and psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. Here, he talks about the mathematics textbooks of the future, offering customized instruction, real-time feedback on work, online...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Scott Barry Kaufman - Creativity and Intelligence
Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, cognitive psychologist, is the author of Ungifted, Intelligence Redefined and adjunct assistant professor of psychology at New York University. In this video he discusses the roles of creativity and intelligence...
The Wall Street Journal
The Power Of Creativity In A Data Driven World
Why it's time for a little more magic and a few less numbers in the search for breakthrough ideas.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Donna Hicks - Teachers Make a Difference
Dr. Donna Hicks is a dynamic and thought-provoking speaker who brings her unmatched insights on dignity and conflict resolution to each of her award-winning presentations. Her powerful ideas on human interaction enable organizations to...
Curated Video
Characterizing Autism
UCL development psychologist Uta Frith relates her view on what the essence of autism is, describing how the critical feature of autism is a lack of an innate ability to “mentalize” or attribute an inner life to others.
Curated Video
Cultural Differences
Social psychologist Roy Baumeister, University of Queensland, describes how, while cultural differences clearly exist, he’s more focussed on studying the essence of what it means to be human.
Curated Video
Rationalizing Abuse
Legal scholar Emilie Hafner-Burton (UC San Diego) discusses the issue of human rights abusers justifying and rationalizing their actions.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Minal Bopaiah Equity: How to Design Organizations Where Everyone Thrives
Minal Bopaiah is author, speaker, and strategist committed to designing a more equitable world. With degrees in English, psychology, and organizational development, and a lifelong passion for diversity and inclusion, She has spent her...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Matthew Nock - Suicide and Self-Injury
Professor Nock received his Ph.D. in psychology from Yale University (2003) and completed his clinical internship at Bellevue Hospital and the New York University Child Study Center (2003). Nock’s research is aimed at advancing the...
Curated Video
Positive Emotions and Evolution
Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson (UNC Chapel Hill) addresses a fundamental puzzle: What evolutionary role might positive emotions play?
Curated Video
Beyond Irrationality
Philosopher Brian Epstein (Tufts University) argues that the social world cannot be explained through individuals alone.
Curated Video
The Theory of Cognitive Modes
Psychologist Stephen Kosslyn describes the theory of cognitive modes that he and his colleagues developed, a theory of human personality based on our current understanding of the different functions of two primary areas of our brains.
Curated Video
Preparing For Our Heroic Moment
Psychologist Philip Zimbardo (Stanford) describes how his extensive experience with how situational effects can trigger the dark side of human nature led him to “come into the light” and investigate how we might instead act heroically.
Curated Video
Against "A Few Bad Apples"
Psychologist Philip Zimbardo (Stanford) describes how the official U.S. Government reaction to the horrific abuses at Abu Ghraib prison committed by American soldiers is an all-too-typical denial of the powerful situational effects on...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Scott Plous - Teachers Make a Difference
Scott Plous joined the Wesleyan University faculty in 1990. His research interests include the psychology of prejudice and discrimination, international security, decision making, and the human use of animals and the environment. Among...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Herbert Kelman - Teachers Make a Difference
HERBERT C. KELMAN is the Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Emeritus, at Harvard University and was (from 1993 to 2003) Director of the Program on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Harvard's Weatherhead...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Brian R. Little - Teachers Make a Difference - George A. Kelly
Brian R. Little is a pioneer in the study of human personality and well being Professor Little has been a major innovator in the field of personality assessment and motivation and is the 2020 winner of the Henry A. Murray Award for...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Daniel Schacter - The Seven Sins of Memory
Daniel L. Schacter is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. Schacter received his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1974 and received his PhD from the University of Toronto...
World Science Festival
The Roots of Extremism in Your Brain
Nearly every group has its extreme outliers. Where does fundamentalism come from? How does the most powerful organ in the known universe, the human brain, make emotionally driven decisions that ignore reason and fact? In this program,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Minal Bopaiah - IDEA: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility
Minal Bopaiah is an author, speaker, and strategist committed to designing a more equitable world. With degrees in English, psychology, and organizational development, and a lifelong passion for diversity and inclusion, She has spent her...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Minal Bopaiah - Teachers Make a Difference - Johnnetta Betsch Cole
Minal Bopaiah is author, speaker, and strategist committed to designing a more equitable world. With degrees in English, psychology, and organizational development, and a lifelong passion for diversity and inclusion, She has spent her...
AsapSCIENCE
Your Brain on LSD and Acid
What happens to your brain and body when you drop acid? Subscribe for weekly videos: http://bit.ly/asapsci GET THE ASAPSCIENCE BOOK: http://asapscience.com/book/ Created by: Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown Written by: Rachel Salt,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jerome Bruner - How Does Teaching Influence Learning
Jerome S. Bruner, had just turned 99 less than a week before this video was filmed He was born Oct. 1, 1915, New York, N.Y., He is an American psychologist and educator whose work on perception, learning, memory, and other aspects of...