Why do we blush?
[3:02] You just wiped out in front of a big crush. Your face goes bright red. You can’t fight it. Why do we blush like …
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What’s harder to understand, a human brain or the universe?
[3:20] The human brain is immensely complex, containing more connections than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy. …
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Do Gut Feelings Actually Exist?
[3:57] Have you ever wondered why you get that feeling in your gut when faced with a risky decision? There’s more b…
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How stress affects your body
[4:42] Our hard-wired stress response is designed to gives us the quick burst of heightened alertness and energy neede…
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Bill Andrews: How Telomere Research is Turning Back Aging
[34:12] A fascinating talk by Professor Bill Andrews on the relation between telomeres and aging. …
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Rodney Brooks: How do Brains Work?
[10:36] Rodney Brooks compares AI intelligence with the human brain. [Video source: Closer To Truth YouTube link] &…
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Barry Kosofsky: How DNA and the Environment Work to Determine Behavior
[2:08] Dr. Barry Kosofsky of Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital talks about the new …
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How Many Friends Can You Actually Have?
[4:16] Is there a limit on how many you can have? [Source: AsapTHOUGHT Challenged YouTube link] …
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Why Do Humans Have Such Big Brains?
[3;31] Humans have some of the biggest brains and it’s not only for problem solving. Why we have big brains might j…
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There is more to dendrites than meets the eye: cluster synaptic inputs and orientation selectivity.
[4:07] Wilson et al. “Orientation selectivity and the functional clustering of synaptic inputs in primary vis…
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