How Is Your Phone Changing You?
AdultsPsychologyTechnologyMental Health...Should you be worried about your cellphone?
Should you trust unanimous decisions?
AdultsPsychologySocietyJusticeImagine 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
AdultsPsychologySocietySelf...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 Prisoner's Dilemma
AdultsRelationshipsSocietyPsychologyThe prisoner's dilemma is a canonical example of a game analyzed in game theory that shows why two purely "rational" individuals might not cooperate, even if it appears that it is in their best interests [citation needed] to do so.
The Weakness of Strength
AdultsPsychologySocietyRelationships...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
AdultsPsychologySocietyScience...Why does time appear to speed up as we get older? Can we slow it down?
Parents Tell Stepparents What They Really Think
AdultsMental HealthPsychologyFamily...What happens to a family after divorce and remarriage? SoulPancake brings together a blended family and gives them an opportunity to express how they feel about each other.
Why are some people left-handed?
AdultsData ScienceHistorySociety...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
AdultsPsychologySocietyI 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.
Four sisters in Ancient Rome - Ray Laurence
AdultsHistorySocietyCulture...How did the young, wealthy women of Ancient Rome spend their days? Meet Domitia and her sister Domitia and her sister Domitia and her sister Domitia. Ray Laurence sketches the domestic life of leisure that these young girls lived, despite little recorded information on women from this otherwise well-documented era.
A portrait session with a twist
AdultsPhotographySocietyArtA photograph is shaped more by the person behind the camera than by what's in front of it.
Vampires: Folklore, fantasy and fact - Michael Molina
AdultsHistorySocietyCulture...The myth of the bloodsucking vampire has stalked humans from ancient Mesopotamia to 18th-century Eastern Europe, but it has differed in the terrifying details. So, how did we arrive at the popular image we know, love and fear today? And what truly makes a vampire...a vampire? Michael Molina digs up the science and the superstition.
What are the universal human rights?
AdultsPhilosophyPoliticsSociety...The basic idea of human rights is that each one of us, no matter who we are or where we are born, is entitled to the same basic rights and freedoms. That may sound straightforward enough, but it gets incredibly complicated as soon as anyone tries to put the idea into practice. What exactly are the basic human rights? Who gets to pick them? Who enforces them-and how? Benedetta Berti explores the subtleties of human rights.
Effective Communication
AdultsEducationSocietySelf...Learning how to better communicate and interact with others can really help to improve your life -- from ensuring you enjoy parties more to turning you into a roaring success magnet. Bestselling author of How to Succeed with People Paul McGee takes us through a host of different situations and explains how to deal with other people and get the best out of them.