Why do you want to squeeze cute things?
AdultsHumanPsychologyScienceExplore the psychology of the phenomenon known as cute aggression, which is the urge to squeeze, bite or pinch something cute.
You Don’t Actually Know What Your Future Self Wants | Shankar Vedantam | TED
AdultsEducationHumanPsychology..."You are constantly becoming a new person," says journalist Shankar Vendantam. In a talk full of beautiful storytelling, he explains the profound impact of something he calls the "illusion of continuity" -- the belief that our future selves will share the same views, perspectives and hopes as our current selves -- and shows how we can more proactively craft the people we are to become.
Why you procrastinate even when it feels bad
AdultsHealthHumanPsychologyExplore what happens in the brain to trigger procrastination, and what strategies you can use to break the cycle of this harmful practice.
What's The Smartest Age?
YouthEducationSciencePsychologyAt what age are you smartest? Dig into how your brain development affects your skills at different stages of your life.
Why We All Fall Victim To The Dunning-Kruger Effect
YouthInternet CulturePsychologySocietyIn an increasingly polarized world, it seems as if people are becoming more convinced of their own beliefs and less willing to contemplate other points of view.
Why the US Keeps Trying To Buy Greenland
AdultsHumanLifePsychology...Professional slackliner Faith Dickey attempts things that plenty of us wouldn't dare try. How about traversing a slackline barely 2 inches in width across a canyon, hundreds of feet in the air?
Why can parrots talk? - Grace Smith-Vidaurre and Tim Wright
AdultsAnimalsNaturePsychology...Explore the specialized anatomy that allows parrots to talk, scream, curse, and recite facts like humans.
Change Your Life – One Tiny Step at a Time
AdultsEducationEnvironmentLife...Change Your Life – One Tiny Step at a Time
Combinations of 52 cards (52 factorial)
AdultsMathPsychologyScienceWhenever you shuffle a deck of 52 cards, it is quite likely that you are achieving something never done before in history. The number of combinations is 52 factorial.
Truth Decay
AdultsHistoryHumanPsychology...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.
Why are eating disorders so hard to treat? - Anees Bahji
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology...Dig into the psychiatric conditions of eating disorders, and explore the complex effects they have on the body and mind.
Smart FBI Negotiation Techniques You Can Actually Use
AdultsHistoryHumanPolitics...Wouldn't it be nice to be able to win any argument you may find yourself in? Don't miss today's revealing video that exposes FBI interrogation techniques you can actually use to give yourself the high ground in any confrontation!
Can stereotypes ever be good? - Sheila Marie Orfano and Densho
AdultsHumanPoliticsPsychology...Explore the model minority stereotype, and discover how it became a label for Asian Americans and is used to enforce racial hierarchies.
Save the Troy Library "Adventures In Reverse Psychology"
AdultsPsychologyEducationPolitics..."The city of Troy, Michigan was facing a budget shortfall, and was considering closing the Troy Public Library for lack of funds.
The Problem With Life Expectancy
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology...In order to truly understand differences among animal lifespans, we need to stop thinking about a specific number and start thinking about a distribution.