Michael Merzenich: How brain plasticity can change your life with
[37:06] Hear the latest on how the brain develops and how positive and negative brain plasticity remodels the brain acr…
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Susan Blackmore: Conversation about extraordinary claims
[25:51] Some experiences can be unusual, vivid, and deeply personal. If you experienced something incredible or even …
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Naked Science – Telepathy
[49:55] Does telepathy exist? Scientists have argued for years about the existence of telepathy, the claimed ability …
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Michael Shermer: The Believing Brain
[1:08:46] In this talk, Dr Michael Shermer presents his comprehensive and provocative theory on how humans form belie…
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Mind and Machine: The Future of Thinking
[1:25:27] Creative thought is surely among our most precious and mysterious capabilities. But can powerful computer…
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The Craving Brain: What The Mind Hungers For
[1:27:24] When we try to get rid of a bad habit, whether it involves food or drugs or gambling, it often seems like we̵…
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A social neuroscience take on adolescent risk taking
[1:23:01] Dr. Laurence Steinberg, the Distinguished University Professor and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychol…
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The Human Connectome Project: Progress & Prospects (October 2014)
[1:05:38] Presentation by Dr David Van Essen to ICT for Life Sciences Forum, 16 October, 2014 [Video and text source: Co…
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The Limits of Understanding
[1:32:59] Participants: Gregory Chaitin, Mario Livio, Marvin Minsky, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein Original Progra…
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Nessa Carey: What is Epigenetics?
[39:25] Why your DNA is not your destiny. Molecular biologist Nessa Carey presents an introduction to epigenetics and …
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