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Curated Video
The Power of Motivation: Positive and Negative Influences
This video discusses the importance of motivation in various aspects of our lives, including studying, work, and dealing with situations and people. It explores the two types of motivation, positive and negative, and how they can be used...
Curated Video
The History of Memes
Did you know that memes have been around longer than the internet? However, the internet and social media have made memes an integral part of communication and culture around the world. Learn about the significance and impact of memes in...
Neuro Transmissions
The Birth of Psychology
Believe it or not, psychology is actually a new discipline. Itês only around 100 years old. So where did it come from? And what happened before then? Join Micah in the FIRST episode of Micah Psych to discover the underpinnings of modern...
TED-Ed
Debunking the Myths of OCD
Discover the distinction between OCD tendencies and the neurological disorder itself, as well as clues as to the causes of OCD, how people with OCD perceive their actions and anxieties, and finally how to treat the disorder.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Introduction to Tools for Supporting Emotional Wellbeing in Children and Youth
A short video introduces "Tools for Emotional Wellness," two series of lessons; one designed for younger children and one for older youths. The video explains how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected.
TED-Ed
Game Theory Challenge: Can You Predict Human Behavior?
Game theorists will love the challenge proposed in this video. Every player has the same information (common knowledge) and must guess the closest whole number that represents 2/3 of the average of all numbers other players guessed.
Grid Club
Gulliver's Travels
A five-minute video showcases the children's tale, Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift. While the narrator reads rhymes, an animated Gulliver sets sail to visit several new destinations—each with a fantastic adventure....
TED-Ed
How Does the Rorschach Inkblot Test Work?
Rorschach inkblot test is arguably the most well-know of personality tests—and the most controversial. A short videodetails the development of and the original purpose of Rorschach's famous blobs that were designed to examine patterns of...
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
A New History for Humanity—The Human Era
When was the year 0? Scholars view a short video clip on the history of humanity to determine just when to mark the start of human time. They analyze how the human population changed the earth and the structures of humanity, ultimately...
Crash Course
Online Advertising: Crash Course Media Literacy #7
Ever notice how that pair of shoes you looked at online last week seems to be following you? Introduce young consumers to the world of online advertising with a well-written, media literacy video, part of an ongoing series. Viewers...
Macat
An Introduction to C.S. Lewis' The Abolition of Man
How important are universal values? An engaging installment of a larger playlist includes a summary of C.S. Lewis' The Abolition of Man, one that explores this very question and allows for high schoolers to reflect on their own lives,...
Veritasium
The Bayesian Trap
Explore an alternative world perspective. Scholars learn the importance of perspective in order to not fall victim to the Bayesian trap. They witness evidence that may alter their current thought processes while watching this episode of...
The School of Life
Philosophy - Schopenhauer
Are love and the will to life at odds? Arthur Schopenhauer's take on human nature and the importance of love—as well as the unimportance of happiness—is the focus of a philosophy video that compares Schopenhauer's worldview to Buddhism.
Macat
An Introduction to Gilbert Ryle's The Concept of Mind
What is the connection of the mind and body? How are emotions and behaviors related? Watch a short analysis of Gilbert Ryle's The Concept of Mind to learn more about the ways people make category mistakes when relying on the...
Macat
An Introduction to Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition
Do you live a life of action or a life of contemplation? Hannah Arendt's 1958 publication The Human Condition addresses the philosophical components of human life, including the necessity of and relationships between work,...
Crash Course
Behavioral Economics
Understanding how consumers think is key to staying in business. Show high schoolers how their buying behavior really does affect the way the economy works with an informative video from Crash Course Economics. The video illustrates the...
Be Smart
Why Are Some People Left-Handed?
Most animals that show a paw preference are split 50/50 with half of the population preferring one side and the other half preferring the other, yet in humans only 10 percent are left-handed. The video explains what part of the brain...
Be Smart
5 Weird Involuntary Behaviors Explained!
Just thinking, reading about, hearing the word, or seeing someone yawning will make you yawn. But why? In a video that explores some involuntary behaviors viewers see why we yawn, why our eyes twitch, why we hiccup, why we sneeze...
University of California
We Are Built to Be Kind
"Are we meant to take more than we give, or are we meant to be kind?" UC professor Dacher Keltner believes he has figured out what it's all about and shares the results of scientific studies of the brain in this short video.
TED-Ed
The Psychology of Narcissism
Is the self-esteem movement of the 70s responsible for the rise in narcissism? Perhaps. Is narcissism genetic? Perhaps. Check out this video that explores narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder.
TED-Ed
Our Buggy Moral Code
Why do humans cheat? Under what conditions are we more or less likely to cheat? Listen as Dan Ariely reveals intriguing results of several of his studies on the cost-benefit analysis of cheating, and how these findings relate to such...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: What Your Brain Looks Like When You Lose Self Control
Neuroscientists are using fMRI technology to study what happens in the brain when a someone is no longer able to resist temptation, such as to have dessert, and loses their self-control. Aired June 22, 2012 [15:06 min]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Human Face of Big Data: Monitoring Health
We are living in the age of information. Everything related to our health is now data: how we feel, how we react to a drug, and even what our genetic code is. Individually, collecting this data from cheap and accessible sensors helps us...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Why We Trust
Almost all obituaries of the late Walter Cronkite referred to how trusted he was. But why do we trust some people and not others?