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Can Exercise Treat Depression?
There are lots of good reasons to exercise, but it can also make you feel happier.
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ASMR: That Happy, Tingly Feeling
Hundreds of thousands of people get a tingling sensation, called ASMR, from things like whispering or personal attention. Here's what science has to say about it.
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Why Is It So Hard to Remember Things Right Now?
If you feel like you’ve been more forgetful than normal recently, you’re definitely not alone. Your memory can have a lot to do with what's happening around you.
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Your Microbiome and Your Brain
We've talked about the trillions of microbes inside you before, but we're learning that these little creatures may have more influence than you thought!
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The Chemistry of Addiction
Hank describes how our brains respond biochemically to various addictive substances and behaviors and where those responses have come from, evolutionarily speaking.
TED Talks
TED: The brain-changing benefits of exercise | Wendy Suzuki
What's the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki discusses the science of how working out boosts your mood and memory -- and...
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10 Fantastic Fungi Superpowers
Join Hank Green to learn ten weird, scary, and amazing things fungi can do! Chapters MAKE YOU HALLUCINATE 0:50 psychotherapy 1:43 Claviceps purpurea Credit: Dominique Jacquin 2:08 SALEM WITCH TRIALS 2:39 2 MAY CAUSE MASS HYSTERIA 2:49...
TED Talks
Bob Mankoff: Anatomy of a New Yorker cartoon
The New Yorker receives around 1,000 cartoons each week; it only publishes about 17 of them. In this hilarious, fast-paced, and insightful talk, the magazine's longstanding cartoon editor and self-proclaimed "humor analyst" Bob Mankoff...
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When Sex is Hard
When it comes to sex things can be complicated, but for the three species we are looking at today, sex is really hard.
TED Talks
TED: 3 kinds of bias that shape your worldview | J. Marshall Shepherd
What shapes our perceptions (and misperceptions) about science? In an eye-opening talk, meteorologist J. Marshall Shepherd explains how confirmation bias, the Dunning-Kruger effect and cognitive dissonance impact what we think we know --...
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How Stores Try to Manipulate Your Senses to Sell You Stuff
For those of you looking to go out and actually do your holiday shopping in a store, you might want to be wary of the tricks businesses may use to encourage more spending.
Crash Course
Emotion, Stress and Health: Crash Course Psychology
So, it turns out we have an easy time reading emotions in facial expressions, but emotions can straight up kill us! In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank discusses stress, emotions, and their overall impact on our health. --...
Curated Video
Literature Analysis
New ReviewThis video explains how to analze various aspects of poems.
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Personification
New ReviewA video on how Personification helps create tone and mood in writing.
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Character Motivation
New ReviewA video about character motivation- intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
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The Importance of Setting
New ReviewA video titled "The Importance of Setting" which details how setting influences where and when a story happens.
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Innocence and Experience
New ReviewA video titled "Innocence and Experience" that explains how art, in any form, can connect to the experiences of life.
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Adding Suspense
New ReviewA video titled "Adding Suspense" that explains how to effectively add suspense into a narrative.
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Tone and Mood
New ReviewThis video, entitled "Tone and Mood," explains how to use appropriate tone and mood when writing.
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Poetic Techniques
New ReviewThis video, entitled "Poetic Techniques," explains how to analyze a free verse poem.
Professor Dave Explains
Metabolomicist Vasudevan Karanghat (Get to Know a Scientist!)
New ReviewWhat is metabolomics? Why, it's the study of metabolites of course! In the case of today's researcher, Vasudevan Karanghat, this means using instrumentation and analytical techniques to figure out the concentrations of various compounds...