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Why People Keep Eating Tide Pods
Recently, you may have noticed a lot of memes on the Internet joking about eating Tide Laundry Pods. It was just a bit of absurdist fun until videos and stories started popping up of people actually eating them and experiencing some...
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Are Fandoms Good or Unhealthy Obsessions?
Internet fandoms can get... sort of intense, but is an unwavering devotion to your Hogwarts house an unhealthy fixation or a way to reach out to others and engage in the world around you?
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Ballot Design Has a Sneaky Influence on Your Vote
In elections, your vote may be influenced by design of the ballot itself, especially when you don’t have strong feelings about which candidate to elect.
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Not Every Egomaniac Has Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Professionally diagnosing narcissistic personality disorder is difficult for psychologists, partially because anyone who might have it just thinks they’re great!
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Why Do We Sigh?
A sigh is often taken to be a sign of sadness, but it can indicate a lot more than that,or a lot less.
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The Science of the 36 Questions That Help People Fall in Love
A study that included 36 questions which can allegedly be used to fall in love with a stranger made the news rounds a while back, but the actual science isn’t that simple—and falling in love was never the point of the questions.
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Why Do Good People Sometimes Do Bad Things?
Sometimes knowing you’re a good person might make you more susceptible to doing not so good things.
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Why You Always Have Room for Dessert, and Other Common Experiences Explained | Compilation
Did you know we have a whole channel dedicated to the human mind, people and interactions between people? It’s called SciShow Psych! And here is a compilation of five videos from that channel explaining some common experiences you may...
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Why Are Challenge Videos a Thing?
From cinnamon to Tide pods, “challenge videos” are dangerous. So why do people do them?
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Studying the Brain with... Quantum Mechanics?
Quantum mechanics may not seem like it has anything to do with human psychology, but some psychologists are starting to borrow concepts from the field to help make human behavior more predictable.
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Ice Quakes Your Brain on Pot & the Body Language of Victory
Hank enlightens you with the science behind the news, including the dynamics of recent "ice quakes," new insights into the neurology of marijuana, and the body language of victorious athletes. Winning!
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Why We Love Movie Villains (According to Psychology)
Sometimes we find ourselves falling for the cute vampire or German bank robber, and this might say a lot about how we think about ourselves.
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What Slot Machines Can Tell Us About Our Brains
The rise of lootboxes in video games has led to numerous investigations seeking to establish just how close to gambling they are. While the science behind lootboxes is only just beginning to come in, we do know a lot about how other...
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Rorschach: Psychology’s Most Controversial Test
For decades, people have used the Rorschach Test to diagnose mental illnesses and determine personality traits, which hasn't always been the best idea. But modern studies suggest that this test actually can tell us some things about the...
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How Awe Changes You
Whether you get it from standing on the top of Mount Everest or watching a video about the size of the universe on SciShow Space, awe can be a powerful, transformative emotion.
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Do Doorways Actually Make Us Forget Things?
Have you ever forgotten why you walked into a room? Turns out it's just your brain doing its job.
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TED-Ed: Do IQ tests actually measure intelligence?
In 1905, psychologists Alfred Binet and Théodore Simon designed a test for children who were struggling in school in France. Designed to determine which children required individualized attention, their method formed the basis of the...
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When Everything Feels Like a Dream | Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder
It's not rare to feel like we're dreaming, even right after we wake up, but when it sticks around for longer than it should, it can merit its own diagnosis: depersonalization-derealization disorder (DDD). Hank unpacks what this disorder...
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Why Do We Still Teach Freud If He Was So Wrong?
Freud is one of the most famous psychologists ever, but a lot of the things he taught are just… well, wrong. So why do we still spend so much time talking about this dude in psychology classes?
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TED-Ed: Would you stop dating someone your parents didn't like? | TED-Ed
In 1972, psychologists at the University of Colorado surveyed 140 couples to determine whether a relationship facing parental disapproval was more likely to strengthen or crumble under the pressure. Can long-term success of a romantic...
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Why the Way Back Feels Shorter (Even When it Isn’t)
You might have felt that coming back from somewhere seems to take less time than getting there did. But why?
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How Your Memory Can Be Tricked
Do you remember what you did a week before today? And are you sure you actually did that instead of dreaming it up? Our memory can be tricked easily. But how? Hank explains how your memories can be tricked.
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What Can You Learn from Your Dreams?
Dreaming is very weird, but you might be able to learn something from your dreams.
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Impostor Syndrome: You're Doing Better Than You Think
Have you ever doubted yourself and felt like you don't deserve your job or that college acceptance letter? Well, you're not alone!