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4:48
Mia Nacamulli
The benefits of a bilingual brain
12:25
Sebastian Wernicke
How to use data to make a hit TV show
13:35
Tony Wyss-Coray
How young blood might help reverse aging. Yes, really
4:36
Dr. Natascha M. Santos
Debunking the myths of OCD
3:45
Ralitsa Petrova
Could your brain repair itself?
15:17
Jim Tamm
First step to collaboration? Don't be so defensive!
17:04
Sophie Scott
Why we laugh
5:52
Greg Gage
How to control someone else's arm with your brain
21:50
Donald Hoffman
Do we see reality as it is?
20:34
David Eagleman
Can we create new senses for humans?
20:18
Laura Schulz
The surprisingly logical minds of babies
5:44
Shai Marcu
The benefits of a good night's sleep
5:22
Alex Gendler
Why elephants never forget
10:20
Carol Dweck
The power of believing that you can improve
14:55
Ben Ambridge
9 myths about psychology, debunked
5:07
John Varney
A different way to visualize rhythm
18:57
Miguel Nicolelis
Brain-to-brain communication has arrived. How we did it
17:34
Anita Collins
The benefits of music education
5:14
Courtney Stephens
A brief history of melancholy
9:01
Tan Le
How does the brain work in everyday situations?
11:41
Jeff Iliff
One more reason to get a good night's sleep
10:37
Richard Neville
How can we give our kids a brighter future?
15:59
Nadine Burke Harris
How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime
4:16
Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
Why we love repetition in music
5:10
Sam Kean
What happens when you remove the hippocampus?
2:47
James Zucker
How do you know you exist?
5:03
Nathan S. Jacobs
How optical illusions trick your brain
4:29
Anita Collins
How playing an instrument benefits your brain
4:43
Karen D. Davis
How does your brain respond to pain?
4:19
Dawn Maslar
The science of attraction
13:14
Ed Yong
Zombie roaches and other parasite tales
9:52
Ray Kurzweil
Get ready for hybrid thinking
18:37
David Chalmers
How do you explain consciousness?
17:40
Nancy Kanwisher
A neural portrait of the human mind
3:39
Rose Eveleth
The science of spiciness
5:00
Richard E. Cytowic
What percentage of your brain do you use?
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