John Lloyd: What’s invisible? More than you think
[8:47] Gravity. The stars in day. Thoughts. The human genome. Time. Atoms. So much of what really matters in the world is …
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Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain
[50:00] Steven Pinker – Psychologist, Cognitive Scientist, and Linguist at Harvard University How did humans …
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Richard Feynman – Beauty
[3:23] Richard Feynman unafraid of the unknown, in awe of the unknown actually.…
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How Your Brain Simplifies Complex Reality
[3:41] The world around us is a mess, yet we’re able to understand it. How do our brains make sense of it all, and how …
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Garbage Smells Green and Gunshots Are Rainbows
[6:53] Knowing Neurons interviews people with synesthesia. [Video source: Knowing Neurons YouTube link]…
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Success at School vs Success in Life
[3:28] Many people who do brilliantly at school turn out not to do so well at life. Why? [Source: The School of Life YouT…
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Babies Who’ve Got Rhythm Might Have An Easier Time Learning Languages
[1:07] Music and more specifically, rhythmic ability may help babies learn languages. [Source: Newsy Science YouT…
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Predicting academic achievement with DNA
[4:28] Scientists from King’s College London have used a new genetic scoring technique to predict academic achieve…
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Genetics affects A-level choice and achievement
[3:35] The choice of whether to pursue A-level qualifications after compulsory education is substantially influenc…
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Monkeys have used stone tools for hundreds of years
[2:53] New archaeological evidence suggests that Brazilian capuchins have been using stone tools to crack open cashe…
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