SciShow
How to Upload Your Mind
Uploading your mind to a computer might one day let humans cheat death. The technology’s a long way off, but researchers are working on closing that gap. This episode was brought to you and inspired by the movie Self/less.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How do our brains process speech? | Gareth Gaskell
The average 20-year-old knows between 27,000 and 52,000 different words. Spoken out loud, most of these words last less than a second. With every word, the brain has a quick decision to make: which of those thousands of options matches...
TED Talks
Neil Burgess: How your brain tells you where you are
How do you remember where you parked your car? How do you know if you're moving in the right direction? Neuroscientist Neil Burgess studies the neural mechanisms that map the space around us, and how they link to memory and imagination.
TED Talks
Jim Fallon: Exploring the mind of a killer
Psychopathic killers are the basis for some must-watch TV, but what really makes them tick? Neuroscientist Jim Fallon talks about brain scans and genetic analysis that may uncover the rotten wiring in the nature (and nurture) of...
MinuteEarth
How We Evolved To Browse The Web
The decisions we make while we browse the internet are suprisingly similar to the ones animals make as they forage for food...here's why.
TED Talks
TED: A glimpse of the future through an augmented reality headset | Meron Gribetz
What if technology could connect us more deeply with our surroundings instead of distracting us from the real world? With the Meta 2, an augmented reality headset that makes it possible for users to see, grab and move holograms just like...
SciShow
Why Do We Laugh?
You know what's funny? Why people laugh. Hank talks about the science of laughter: what makes us laugh, what purpose it serves, and even what it can tell us about our mental and physical health. Hilarious!
SciShow
Have You Seen That Face Before?
You’re probably familiar with that flash of recognition that happens when you see a person and suddenly realize it is someone you know, but neuroscientists have been trying to understand exactly how our brains do this for years.
TED Talks
Alix Generous: How I learned to communicate my inner life with Asperger's
Alix Generous is a young woman with a million and one ideas -- she's done award-winning science, helped develop new technology and tells a darn good joke (you'll see). She has Asperger's, a form of autistic spectrum disorder that can...
SciShow
How Paintings Help You See the World Differently
Emerging research suggests that paintings might be more than just pretty pictures: how we process what we see in paintings might also impact the way we process the world around us.
SciShow
Can We Keep Neurons Active…with Algae?
Cyanobacteria and other microbes produce a lot of oxygen. What if we could use that oxygen to power our brains?
TED Talks
TED: What happens in your brain when you pay attention? | Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar
Attention isn't just about what we focus on -- it's also about what our brains filter out. By investigating patterns in the brain as people try to focus, computational neuroscientist Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar hopes to build computer...
SciShow
The Chemistry of Addiction
Hank describes how our brains respond biochemically to various addictive substances and behaviors and where those responses have come from, evolutionarily speaking.
SciShow
What Ventilators Taught Us About Breathing
Humans’ experiences with ventilators have taught us that sighing isn’t just a way to express yourself: it’s a vital part of our everyday breathing.
TED Talks
TED: The brain-changing benefits of exercise | Wendy Suzuki
What's the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki discusses the science of how working out boosts your mood and memory -- and...
TED Talks
TED: How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed | Daniel Levitin
You're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How friendship affects your brain | Shannon Odell
If it seems like friendships formed in adolescence are particularly special, that's because they are. Childhood, adolescent, and adult friendships all manifest differently in part because the brain works in different ways at those stages...
SciShow
Why Do You Get Hangry?
Hanger is the grumpiness you feel when you are hungry. We've all been there, but what's the science behind it?
TED Talks
Matt Walker: Sleep is your superpower
Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature's best effort yet at immortality, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. In this deep dive into the science of slumber, Walker shares the wonderfully good things that happen when you get...
TED Talks
TED: Could a drug prevent depression and PTSD? | Rebecca Brachman
The path to better medicine is paved with accidental yet revolutionary discoveries. In this well-told tale of how science happens, neuroscientist Rebecca Brachman shares news of a serendipitous breakthrough treatment that may prevent...
TED Talks
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain
Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults, to show us how typically "teenage"...
Be Smart
Do You Really Have Two Brains?
Are you a left-brained person or a right-brained person? Spoiler: You're neither.
TED Talks
TED: This is your brain on communication | uri Hasson
Neuroscientist uri Hasson researches the basis of human communication, and experiments from his lab reveal that even across different languages, our brains show similar activity, or become "aligned," when we hear the same idea or story....