The Basis of Food Texture Sensation
[5:30] For more information, see the paper by Zhang et al., Neuron 91(4), http://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S&#…
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Giulio Tononi: What’s the Meaning of Consciousness?
[11:25] Giulio Tononi discusses the puzzle that is consciousness. [Video source: Gallen Orwell YouTube channel]…
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Amy Cuddy: Power pose
[5:57] Using a few simple tweaks to body language, Harvard researcher Amy Cuddy discovers ways to help people become mo…
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Does ‘Power Dressing’ Actually Work?
[3:16] Some people even think that what you wear (especially feminist sweatshirts) can produce this kind of confidenc…
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David Eagleman: The Brain – Mirroring Others
[4:00] David measures the movement of facial muscles in two group of subjects, and reveals why we mirror each other’s …
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David Eagleman: The Brain – Unconscious Cues
[2:47] The unconscious brain picks up on sexual cues without you even being aware of it. In this experiment men were aske…
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The Paradox of Choice: Why You’re Unhappy With Your Decisions
[4:59] From the observations of psychologist Barry Schwarz from his book The Paradox of Choice [Source: THE AWESOME LI…
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10 Ways Color Blind People See the World
[6:20] Top 10 facts about Color Blindness [Source: TheRichest You Tube channel]…
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Perception is reconstruction
[0:20] One coloured patch looks orange and the other looks brown but they are, in fact, physically identical colours. T…
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Kathleen McAuliffe: The Psychology (and Politics) of Disgust
[4:43] How easily grossed out are you? Your sensitivity to disgust reveals more about you than you’d probably be …
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