The Biology of Addiction
[1:01:47] Drugs of abuse target discrete collections of nerve cells—called circuits—in the brain that normally …
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Psychedelics: Mind-Enhancing Methods to Well-Being
[59:20] Psychedelic drugs, once dismissed by some as a flashback to 1960s counterculture, have generated a resurgenc…
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Michael Pollan: How psychedelics work: Fire the conductor, let the orchestra play
[5:23] Michael Pollan explains what goes on during the mental fireworks of a psychedelic experience. – If your e…
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Peggy Mason: Anti-anxiety medication limits empathetic behavior in rats
[3:35] UChicago neuroscientist Peggy Mason studies empathy–specifically how rats (and presumably other mam…
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Robin Carhart-Harris: The New Science of Psychedelics
[31:54] A conversation with psychologist and neuroscientist Robin Carhart-Harris on his work to explore the untappe…
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Mind Field 1: Isolation
[34:45] What happens when your brain is deprived of stimulation? What effect does being cut off from interaction with t…
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The Science of Racism | Creators for Change
[6:16] Racism is real. Science can help us combat it. Check out the Creators for Change playlist: yt.be/cfc/asapscien…
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Why People Blame Others | Field Guide to Bad Behaviour
[4:03] Humans are complicated: a tangled web of amazing biology and bad behaviours. This illustrated field guide will …
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Dan Buettner: How to Be Happy
[27:45] Where in the world are people the happiest? Can we reverse-engineer the secrets of happiness and longevity by s…
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Matthew Lieberman: Why our brains are wired to be social
[1:54] Neuroscientist Professor Matthew Lieberman outlines how social connection is one of the fundamental drivers …
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