Robert Sapolsky: Are Humans Hardwired to Be Cruel to Each Other?
[6:40] Robert Sapolsky has a bone to pick with oxytocin, or rather the public’s perception of oxytocin. It is the …
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How To Be A Man
[4:32] The idea of manliness has grown indelibly associated with the idea of being cool. We’d be wiser to shift the mas…
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Ron Gutman: The hidden power of smiling
[7:26] Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile …
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The Plastic Age: A Documentary feat. Pharrell Williams
[17;44] We all talk about the Stone Age, the Iron Age and the Bronze Age, but what era are we living in right now? People are …
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Richard Dawkins: Appetite for Wonder
[4:13] “By all means let’s be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.” Richa…
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Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower
[2:43] Practicing mindfulness is one of the single most powerful things you can do for your wellbeing. [Video and text s…
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Alan Alda: Grow Your Empathy Through Better Visual Perception
[10:19] The simple act of noticing someone’s eye color can build your empathy, explains Alan Alda, who got so cur…
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Marisa Peer: To reach beyond your limits by training your mind
[16:57] This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. You can train your min…
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Can You Hack Your Brain To Not Feel Fear?
[19:44] When a fear begins to affect your every day livelihood is when one should seek medical help. Luckily Dr. Ali Matt…
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The Atlas of Emotions
[59:14] For the past several years, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine Research Fellow Dr. Eve Ekman has been c…
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