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Why are we so attached to our things?

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After witnessing the "violent rage" shown by babies whenever deprived of an item they considered their own, Jean Piaget - a founding father of child psychology - observed something profound about human nature: Our sense of ownership emerges incredibly early.

London's New Year's Eve Fireworks Is So Glorious And Beautiful

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Happy New Year everyone! Wish you all a bright and fruitful 2017.

Is Most Published Research Wrong?

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Mounting evidence suggests a lot of published research is false.

Kids On: Escaping The Friend Zone

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In this episode of Kids On, the kids give advice on how to avoid/escape the dreaded friend zone.

Valley of a Thousand Hills

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In the Valley of a Thousand Hills, Indigo Skate Camp is home to the village's very first generation of skaters, who are growing up with a different outlook on life from their elders.

#IChooseCanada Contest

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Why do you chose Canada? Share on Facebook with the #IChooseCanada hashtag for a chance to win a variety of prizes. Info

What does it mean to be a refugee?

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About 60 million people around the globe have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence and persecution. The majority have become Internally Displaced Persons, meaning they fled their homes but are still in their own countries.

The Science of Awkwardness

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awkward.........

Is Makeup Bad For You?

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Should you be using makeup?

The origin of countless conspiracy theories

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Why can we find geometric shapes in the night sky? How can we know that at least two people in London have exactly the same number of hairs on their head?

Should you trust unanimous decisions?

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Imagine a police lineup where ten witnesses are asked to identify a bank robber they glimpsed fleeing the scene. If six of them pick the same person, there's a good chance that's the culprit.

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

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Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done.

The Weakness of Strength

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When people close to us annoy us, and we wonder why we allowed them into our lives, we should draw vital comfort from a theory known as The Weakness of Strength.

The Speed of Life Veritasium

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Why does time appear to speed up as we get older? Can we slow it down?

What's Your Biggest Regret?

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A chalkboard stood in the middle of New York City asking passersby to write down their biggest regrets. As the board filled up, we noticed that all of these responses had one alarming thing in common.

Why are some people left-handed?

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Today, about one-tenth of the world's population are southpaws. Why are such a small proportion of people left-handed -- and why does the trait exist in the first place? Daniel M. Abrams investigates how the uneven ratio of lefties and righties gives insight into a balance between competitive and cooperative pressures on human evolution.

People react to being called beautiful

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I conducted an independent project, which evidently turned into a social experiment halfway through, regarding beauty at my performing arts high school in Chicago. I want to clarify that my intentions were not to get a reaction out of people. I was simply filming beauty and this is the result. Here it is.