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[20:38] As humans, we can perceive less than a ten-trillionth of all light waves. “Our experience of reality,” say…
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[34:16] It’s still very much a work in progress trying to unravel the paradox of free will. There’s so many …
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[9:28] Hank & his clone Circus Hank explain the power of epigenetics, which studies the factors that determine how …
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[1:16:05] Most of us don’t question a fluttery feeling in our chests when we’re excited or sweating armpits as we ma…
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[12:12] Inspired by biological design and self-organizing systems, artist Heather Barnett co-creates with Physaru…
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[3:57] Addiction affects tens of millions of people across the planet. But where does it come from? This animated video …
MOREA Neuroscientist Explains What Caffeine Does to Your Brain
[4:21] Neuroscience candidate Shannon Odell takes us through exactly what’s going on in your brain as you drink …
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[16:01] Philosopher Patricia Smith Churchland on the nature of self-control, the reward system, and risk-taking in h…
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[11:18] Altered states of consciousness are non-normal states of mental awareness or experiences. These include dre…
MOREFirst open database of live human brain cells
[2:45] The Allen Institute for Brain Science has added the first data from human nerve cells to the Allen Cell Types Data…
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