TED Talks
Molly Crockett: Beware neuro-bunk
Brains are ubiquitous in modern marketing: Headlines proclaim cheese sandwiches help with decision-making, while a “neuro” drink claims to reduce stress. There’s just one problem, says neuroscientist Molly Crockett: The benefits of these...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Reginald Dwayne Betts - From Jail to Yale
Reginald Dwayne Betts is a Ph.D. in Law candidate at Yale. His major research interests are administrative law, criminal law, empirical legal studies, and law and literature. He holds a B.A. from the University of Maryland and a J.D....
Curated Video
How Lucid Dreaming Works
You may have heard of lucid dreaming, the type of dream where the dreamer is aware of dreaming. Is lucid dreaming a real phenomenon? Sleep expert Matthew Walker explains how much we know about lucid dreams so far. Tech Insider tells you...
Curated Video
Can You Solve Abraham Lincoln's Math Homework?
Little known fact: Abraham Lincoln was a very good math student! In this video I share the story of why he studied Euclid's Elements. I also share a problem he did while in school. He did in fact get the correct answer, and we can deduce...
Curated Video
The Quadratic Formula - Why Do We Complete The Square? INTUITIVE PROOF
The quadratic formula is really useful, but its derivation is confusing to many. Like what is the point of "completing the square" anyway? In this video, I show how "completing the square" has a geometric interpretation--you are actually...