Annaka Harris: Interview – Challenge Everything
Consciousness is exactly as mysterious as it seems to be [2:29] Annaka defines what consciousness is [4:54] Tom and Ann…
MORESteven Pinker: The Philosophy of Free Will
[24:05] Steven Pinker is a Canadian-born American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. He …
MOREMichael Shermer with Brian Greene: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
[1:12:41] Until the End of Time is Brian Greene’s breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to find mea…
MOREMatthew Walker: The science of sleep – A fascinating conversation with Joe Rogan
[1:55:32] Matthew Walker is Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and …
MORENuts & Bolts of Better Brains: Harnessing the Power of Neuroscience
[1:28:13] What if your brain at 77 were as plastic as it was at 7? What if you could learn Mandarin with the ease of a toddler …
MORENancy Segal: Twins – A window into human nature
[11:42] Twins tell us about our humanity – who we are and where we came from, says Nancy Segal. In her fascinating a…
MOREDr. Gregory Hickok: The Myth of Mirror Neurons
[1:32:58] This lecture was recorded on September 21, 2014, as part of the series of over 350 Distinguished Science Lect…
MORENora Volkow: Tricking Your Brain into Healthy Addictions
[6:26] Can you force yourself to crave lettuce and running? Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abu…
MORERobin Carhart-Harris: The Central Importance Of Psychological And Neurobiological Connectedness
[31:15] Leaning on previous and on-going studies imaging the human brain on psilocybin, LSD, MDMA and DMT with differe…
MORERobert Sapolsky: The Neuroscience Behind Behavior
[55:50] Robert Sapolsky is an American neuroendocrinologist and author. He is currently a professor of biology, and p…
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