Curated Video
Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and Psychotic Conditions
Psychiatric conditions like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are diagnosed based on observed or reported symptoms, not through biological tests or brain imaging. This leads to a classification of syndromes rather than specific...
The Guardian
Six packs, success and solitude: men in the media
Guardian journalist Iman Amrani looks at how images of men in advertising and the media may be negatively affecting how men see themselves. While campaigns targeted at women have changed hugely in the past 20 years – with campaigns such...
Curated Video
Self Esteem Tips: Dealing with Body Image Issues
Sign up for our WellCast newsletter for more of the love, lolz and happy! http://goo.gl/GTLhb It's all too easy to buy into the belief that your body is just not good enough. It's too easy to feel inadequate, like you need to constantly...
MinuteEarth
Which Parts Of The Brain Do What?
Our functional map of the brain has changed. Here's why. Credits (and Twitter handles): Script Writer: David Goldenberg (@dgoldenberg) Script Editor: Emily Elert (@eelert) Video Illustrator: Qingyang Chen Video Director: Emily Elert...
Curated Video
Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder is a mental health condition characterized by a distorted self-image, along with difficulties regulating emotions and maintaining relationships. People with the condition are more at risk for depression...
World Science Festival
Madness Redefined: Creativity, Intelligence and the Dark Side of the Mind
The notion of a “tortured genius” or “mad scientist” may be more than a romantic aberration. Research shows that bipolar disorder and schizophrenia correlate with high creativity and intelligence, raising tantalizing questions: What role...
World Science Festival
Will Self-Taught, A.I. Powered Robots Be the End of Us?
“Success in creating effective A.I.,” said the late Stephen Hawking, “could be the biggest event in the history of our civilization. Or the worst. We just don’t know.” Are we creating the instruments of our own destruction or exciting...