Sheri Johnson: Motivation to Pursue Dreams and Hopes – Understanding the Brain’s Reward System
[1:27:09] heri Johnson, Professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley, explores neurobiological, cognitive, emotional, a…
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Terrence Sejnowski: To Be Human – What Makes The Human Brain Human
[1:00:02] Terrence Sejnowski, the Francis Crick Professor at the Salk Institute of Biological Studies, addresses th…
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Why Are People So Nasty
[3:40] The origins of nastiness in other people can be deeply hard to fathom, especially if we have done nothing to them. …
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The Problem with Over-Friendly People
[6:23] Friendliness is a great virtue. Over-friendliness can be an unexpected problem. [Video and text source: The Sc…
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Psychology And Advertising
[6:55] LET THE RAT RACE GAMES BEGIN (or continue)!!!….Advertising is simply accepted by most, you don’t …
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Thalia Wheatley: Human Mind and Society
[5:29] Society is composed of human minds working collectively. By appreciating consciousness can we understand soc…
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Why Does Music Move Us?
[4:48] Why does music make us feel happy or sad? Or angry or romantic? How can simple sound waves cause so much emotion? I w…
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The Bouba-Kiki Effect
[4:12] If you were looking at two shapes—specifically, a pointy, jagged polygon and an amoeboid-like splotch—wh…
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Misophonia and the science of horrible sounds
[4:03] While many of us may find the sounds of chewing or breathing off-putting, for some they’re unbearable – …
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Why Can’t You Tickle Yourself?
[3:08] It’s almost impossible to trick your brain so you can tickle yourself. Unless you’re schizophrenic 
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