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Keep Calm And Recover From Surgery Faster

AdultsHealthHuman...
Can keeping calm before a surgery reduce negative outcomes? More than one study says "Yes."

What The Prisoner's Dilemma Reveals About Life, The Universe, and Everything

AdultsEducationPsychology...
This is a video about the most famous problem in Game Theory, the Prisoner’s Dilemma.

Critical Thinking Skills

YouthHow-toLife...
Critical thinking relies on several factors—such as knowledge, analysis, and evaluation—to figure things out.

Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Red-Headed League - Alex Rosenthal

AdultsCreativityHuman...
One day in the fall, you called upon your friend, Sherlock Holmes, and found him in conversation with Jabez Wilson. Wilson had been working for the mysterious League of Red-Headed Men.

The Power of Unconventional Thinking | David McWilliams | TED

AdultsCreativityHuman...
From World War II to the 2008 economic collapse and beyond, history shows that economists don’t always see the future as clearly as they think they do, says David McWilliams.

How to overcome your mistakes

AdultsHumanPsychology...
Explore what prevents us from learning from our failures, and how to become more resilient through cultivating a growth mindset.

The Single Most Important Parenting Strategy

AdultsHumanLife...
Everyone loses their temper from time to time — but the stakes are dizzyingly high when the focus of your fury is your own child.

Amazing Things Happen!

YouthEducationPsychology...
Introduction to autism that aims to raise awareness among young non-autistic audiences.

The Weight of “Nothing” Could Mean Everything (to Physics)

AdultsLifePsychology...
Deep in a Sardinian mine, researchers are constructing an experiment that hopes to solve what's known as The Worst Prediction In The History of Physics, and pin down the true identity of dark energy.

Can Laughter Reduce Pain?

YouthHumanPsychology
Can laughter actually reduce the pain you experience? Tune in and watch this incredible experiment to find out!

Why is it so hard to break a bad habit?

YouthHumanPsychology
Explore the psychology behind how good and bad habits are formed, and get tips on how to manage these behaviors.

How to enter flow state

AdultsHumanPsychology...
Explore the defining features of being in a flow state, and get tips on how you can find flow in your daily life.

What Does It Feel Like To Have Autism?

YouthExperimentsPsychology...
You or someone you know may have autism. Dr Chris and Dr Xand of Operation Ouch find out what that feels like.

It's Pareidolia!

YouthPsychology
Dig into the phenomenon of face pareidolia, which is the tendency of our brains to see faces in everyday objects.

Is Someone You Love Suffering in Silence? Here's What To Do | Gus Worland | TED

AdultsHealthHuman...
Lots of people talk about the need to be physically fit, but mentally fit? Not as much.

How to Calm Your Anxiety, From a Neuroscientist

AdultsHealthHuman...
What if you could transform your anxiety into something you can actually use during your work day? Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki shares two evidence-based activities -- breathing and movement -- that can soothe your nervous system and fuel creativity and connection.

This one weird trick will get you infinite gold - Dan Finkel

AdultsHistoryMath...
A few years ago, the king decided your life would be forfeit unless you tripled the gold coins in his treasury.

Truth Decay

AdultsHistoryLife...
Trust is eroding, in part, due to the over-abundance of opinion-based content; we must all develop better tools and habits for consuming information to regain a shared understanding of what is true.

How Smart Are Crows Actually?

AdultsAnimalsLife...
Have you seen that adorable clip of a raven sledding down a snowy roof? We have, so we took a deep dive into how crows and other corvids exhibit tool use, intelligence, and maybe even consciousness.

The Habit That Could Improve Your Career

AdultsEducationHuman...
Paul Catchlove believes strongly in the power of reflection.

3 Steps To Help Kids Process Traumatic Events

AdultsHow-toHuman...
What do we say to kids when intensely traumatic events interrupt everyday life? Whether you're a teacher, parent or community builder, educator Kristen Nguyen provides three research-backed steps for navigating these difficult conversations, restoring a sense of safety and facilitating collective healing.