Where Did We All Come From? Tracing Human Migration Using Genetic Markers
[1:12:34] Presented by Professor Moses Schanfield. Of all species on the face of the earth, humans are the most dispers…
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Suzana Herculano-Houzel: What is so special about the human brain?
[13:31] The human brain is puzzling — it is curiously large given the size of our bodies, uses a tremendous amount …
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Peer Influence and Adolescent Behavior
[4:04] In our story, Jimmy Moran was with peers when he committed his crime, so Alan visited with Dr. Larry Steinberg of T…
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How does fMRI brain scanning work?
[3:48] During the filming of “Brains on Trial with Alan Alda,” Alan made a special stop in a mock fMRI scann…
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What Is Asperger’s Syndrome?
[6:43] This Ask the Expert video provides an overview of Asperger’s Syndrome and offers insights into the chara…
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Andrew Solomon: Depression, the Secret We Share
[29:21] “The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away …
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V.S. Ramachandran: Molecules , neurons and morality
[1:33:45] This lecture by Prof. V.S. Ramachandran (University of California, San Diego) will deal with understandin…
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V.S. Ramachandran: Illusions, delusions and the brain
[1:25:14] This lecture by Prof. V.S. Ramachandran (University of California, San Diego) will focus on body image and m…
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Comparing the Human and Chimpanzee Genomes
[1:39] Richard Dawkins shows just how similar the Human and Chimpanzee genomes really are, with the help of a great visu…
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Human Nature: Robert Sapolsky, Gabor Mate, James Gilligan and Richard Wilkinson
[32:54] Insights from Robert Sapolsky, Gabor Mate, James Gilligan and Richard Wilkinson about human nature. How ou…
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