Brain Games

s04e01 Compassion 2014-07-15 01:00 ⌄

Compassion

s04e01 · 2014-07-15 · 01:00

Join host Jason Silva in interactive games and experiments to explore your brain's capacity for compassion. Discover if you were born naughty or nice and explore the chances of finding a psychopath among your family and friends.

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s04e02 Addiction 2014-07-15 01:00 ⌄

Addiction

s04e02 · 2014-07-15 · 01:00

Learn all about addictions and why some can actually be good for you. Find out why you can't stop checking your phone and why that awful pop song gets stuck in your head. And, discover one of the most addictive sounds in the world.

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s04e03 Language 2014-07-22 01:00 ⌄

Language

s04e03 · 2014-07-22 · 01:00

Discover how language is the closest thing humans have to telepathy and how you communicate without words every day. Guest Sri Sarma, a biomedical-engineer from John Hopkins University, leads a discovery of language and how humans create meaning.

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s04e04 Risk 2014-07-22 01:00 ⌄

Risk

s04e04 · 2014-07-22 · 01:00

Nearly every choice you make involves some calculated risk. Explore how your brain evaluates risk in everyday situations and discover why we're all born as risk-takers. Learn to assess risk like your life depends on it, because it does.

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s04e05 Battle of the Sexes 2 2014-07-29 01:00 ⌄

Battle of the Sexes 2

s04e05 · 2014-07-29 · 01:00

 Find out how the male brain and female brain differ when they are pitted against each other in games and experiments. Learn which gender is victorious in the battle of the sexes. 

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s04e06 Superstitions 2014-07-29 01:00 ⌄

Superstitions

s04e06 · 2014-07-29 · 01:00

 Learn about your superstition and why humans believe in things that have no basis in reality. Discover why your brain may be hardwired to be superstitious and if it's possible to read minds. 

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s04e07 Food 2014-08-05 01:00 ⌄

Food

s04e07 · 2014-08-05 · 01:00

 Discover the brain's role in your choice of food and what makes you hungry. Through interactive games and experiments, you will learn why you overeat and whether taking comfort in comfort food is good for you. 

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s04e08 Anger 2014-08-12 01:00 ⌄

Anger

s04e08 · 2014-08-12 · 01:00

What if getting angry had less to do with what's going on around you, and more to do with what's going on inside your brain? Explore why your brain gets angry and what you can do about it.

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s04e09 Patterns 2014-08-19 01:00 ⌄

Patterns

s04e09 · 2014-08-19 · 01:00

Have you ever noticed that life is a series of routines, done in the same order, day after day? Whether you realize it or not, your daily routine is really a pattern. Learn how, when processing the world, your brain is always filling in the blanks.

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s04e10 Intuition 2014-08-26 01:00 ⌄

Intuition

s04e10 · 2014-08-26 · 01:00

The power of intuition--when you know something to be true without knowing why--is one of the mind's greatest mysteries. Test your intuition and learn how your brain makes decisions without you having to think about it.

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s04e11 Mind vs. Body 2014-09-06 01:00 ⌄

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Mind vs. Body

s04e11 · 2014-09-06 · 01:00

Your brain and body are connected in countless ways, and some are more mysterious than others. In this episode, we find out which one is in charge. Through a series of interactive games and experiments, you'll learn how your brain tricks your body into doing some pretty silly things - and how factors like fear, age and stress affect both your body and your brain. We'll even teach you a secret about your body's reaction time that you can use to make a quick buck.

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s04e12 Brain Trust 2014-09-06 01:30 ⌄

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Brain Trust

s04e12 · 2014-09-06 · 01:30

In this episode, we find out if people can trust their own brains. We'll see the many ways your brain deceives you and leads you astray on an almost daily basis. Most of us are willing to pass up free money, yet willingly risk having a stranger destroy our cell phone. You'll learn how you don't always "see" the full picture and why sometimes it's better to trust other people more and yourself a little less. Trust us - your mind will be blown.

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