Why Steve-O risked his life over, and over, and over again
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology...You know Steve-O. Now meet Steve Glover, as the professional stuntman talks to us about pain, insecurity, and never finding contentment.
Psychiatrists Can't Agree About This New Disorder
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology...Prolonged grief disorder recently debuted in both of the two manuals that clinicians use to diagnose psychological conditions. But the DSM and the ICD don't completely agree on what it is.
How to know if you're being selfish (and whether or not that's bad) - Mark Hopwood
AdultsHumanPsychologySelf...Explore a classic philosophical debate and decide: is it human nature to be selfish? And if so, is it possible to overcome it?
Can you trust your memory? This neuroscientist isn’t so sure | André Fenton
AdultsBiologyHealthPsychology...There are three kinds of memory that all work together to shape your reality. Neuroscientist André Fenton explains.
Keep Calm And Recover From Surgery Faster
AdultsHealthHumanPsychologyCan 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
AdultsEducationPsychologyScience...This is a video about the most famous problem in Game Theory, the Prisoner’s Dilemma.
Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Red-Headed League - Alex Rosenthal
AdultsCreativityHumanPsychology...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
AdultsCreativityHumanPsychology...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
AdultsHumanPsychologySelf...Explore what prevents us from learning from our failures, and how to become more resilient through cultivating a growth mindset.
How to Make Learning as Addictive as Social Media | Luis Von Ahn | TED
AdultsEducationHumanTechnology...When technologist Luis von Ahn was building the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, he faced a big problem: Could an app designed to teach you something ever compete with addictive platforms like Instagram and TikTok?
The Single Most Important Parenting Strategy
AdultsHumanLifePsychology...Everyone loses their temper from time to time — but the stakes are dizzyingly high when the focus of your fury is your own child.
The Weight of “Nothing” Could Mean Everything (to Physics)
AdultsLifePsychologyScience...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.
What Does IQ Actually Measure?
AdultsEducationSciencePsychologyA huge thank you to Emeritus Professor Cecil R. Reynolds and Dr. Stuart J. Ritchie for their expertise and time.
How to enter flow state
AdultsHumanPsychologyScience...Explore the defining features of being in a flow state, and get tips on how you can find flow in your daily life.
Is Someone You Love Suffering in Silence? Here's What To Do | Gus Worland | TED
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology...Lots of people talk about the need to be physically fit, but mentally fit? Not as much.
How Everyday Interactions Shape Your Future
AdultsHumanLifeSelf...A few words can change the course of a life; they have the power to shrink, expand or transform someone's identity -- even your own. Social psychologist Mesmin Destin explores how everyday interactions and experiences play a powerful part in who we become, sharing the key moments and messages that can inspire us to grow into our best selves.
How to Calm Your Anxiety, From a Neuroscientist
AdultsHealthHumanPsychology...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
AdultsHistoryMathPsychology...A few years ago, the king decided your life would be forfeit unless you tripled the gold coins in his treasury.