Rose Eveleth: The science of spiciness
[3:54] When you take a bite of a hot pepper, your body reacts as if your mouth is on fire — because that’s esse…
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The Magic of Consciousness
[7:32] Is consciousness real? Could it be just an illusion manufactured in the theatre of our minds? And what use is it  
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What is Synesthesia?
[3:57]] At least 3 percent of the population is thought to have some form of synesthesia—the phenomenon of blended se…
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Animals in Mirrors Hilarious Reactions
[2:32] There can be no better or worse sight than your own reflection, but these vain animals seemed very keen to admire t…
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How The Blind See Race
[3:09] Even though the blind cannot see, is there any way for them to perceive race? [Source: DNews YouTube link]…
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Derren Brown: Talking To The Dead
[5:41] In this hugely uncomfortable climax to Messiah, Derren Brown skilfully convinces an audience that he has the ab…
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Dr. Andrew Newberg: The Neuroscience of Enlightenment
[9:22] Enlightenment is a traditionally mystical and slippery concept, but when it is subjected to the rigors of empir…
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What Do Blind People Experience on Psychedelics?
[4:12] What Do Blind People Experience on Psychedelics? [Source: TommyEdisonXP YouTube link] …
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The Problems of Being Very Beautiful
[3:14] THE UNFAIR AND EVIL BIAS OF BEAUTY….. The paradox of beauty…. Not easy being beautiful as this vide…
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Doug Kevilus: Stuck in Patterns – How Your Mind Fools You Every Day
[15:57] YOU SIMPLY ARE NOT IN CONTROL….. of your thoughts….. The lucky thing is that most of the automatic …
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