What Is Consciousness?
[7:15] Learn more: Cleverbot: http://cleverbot.com/ Wikipedia on Consciousness: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki…
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Consciousness: Explored and Explained
[1:31:35] Consciousness is a terrible curse. Or so says a character in screenwriter/director Charlie Kaufman’s Be…
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The Mind After Midnight: Where Do You Go When You Go to Sleep?
[1:25:40] We spend a third of our lives asleep. Every organism on Earth—from rats to dolphins to fruit flies to microo…
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Sex with a Car | My Strange Addiction
[2:19] Nathaniel says to his father that he’s in a romantic relationship with his car. [Source: TLC YouTube li…
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Barbara Fredrickson: Positive Emotions Open Our Mind
[8:37] Barbara Fredrickson discusses how positive emotions broaden our awareness of the world, allowing us to become …
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Antonio Rangel: The neuroeconomics of simple choice
[12:32] Antonio Rangel is a professor of neuroscience and economics at Caltech. He received a Ph.D. in economics from H…
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Neuroscience 2014 Dialogues Between Neuroscience and Society: Food for Thought
[1:34:18] From the alluring smells and colors of a prepared dish to the deep emotions surrounding the act of sharing a me…
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Bipolar Disorder Is Like Having Two Serious Illnesses at Once
[3:52] Psychiatrist Nicole Foubister delves into the world of bipolar disorder. Most people are casually familiar wi…
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Robert Sapolsky On Depression
[52:28] Stanford Professor Robert Sapolsky, posits that depression is the most damaging disease that you can experie…
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Oliver Sacks on Manipulating the Brain
[6:48] Oliver Sacks discusses changing the brain through meditation, and listening your way to Harvard. [Source: Big…
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