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Ted: Ted Ed: The Neuroscience of Imagination
How does your brain produce an image of something you've never seen? Andrey Vyshedskiy details the neuroscience of imagination. [4:49]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Are Good Looking People Jerks?
AsapSCIENCE uses math to understand your dating life. [2:54]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do We Feel Nostalgia?
Clay Routledge details the way our understanding of nostalgia has changed since the term was first coined in the late 17th century. [4:09]
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Ted: Ted Ed: What Makes a Good Life? Lessons From the Longest Study on Happiness
As the director of 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical,...
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Ted: Ted Ed: 5 Weird Involuntary Reflexes Explained
Why do we often jerk our bodies awake right before falling asleep? Why do we yawn? Why do we hiccup? Why do some people sneeze when they look at the sun? And why does your eye twitch? This week we'll look at the science behind these...
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Ted: Ted Ed: Why Is Being Scared So Fun?
What could possibly be fun about being scared? Margee Kerr examines the biology and psychology behind what makes fear so fun. [4:29]
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Ted: Ted Ed: The Benefits of a Bilingual Brain
Mia Nacamulli details the three types of bilingual brains and shows how knowing more than one language keeps your brain healthy, complex, and actively engaged. [5:04]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Could Your Brain Repair Itself?
Ralitsa Petrova details the science behind neurogenesis and explains how we might harness it to reverse diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. [3:59]
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Ted: Ted Ed: I Forgot My Phone
Are we living in a world forever transformed by our use of smartphones? Before you make a decision, take a look at this documentary by Charlene deGuzman and see if this is similar to your daily experiences. [2:11]
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Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Dogs See With Their Noses?
You may have heard the expression that dogs 'see with their noses.' But these creature's amazing nasal architecture actually reveals a whole world beyond what we can see. Alexandra Horowitz illustrates how the dog's nose can smell the...
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Ted: Ted Ed: Is Telekinesis Real?
Telekinesis, the ability to manipulate matter with the mind alone, is a trait exhibited by some of the most iconic fictional characters, including Neo, Yoda, and, of course, Carrie. But is this mind control actually possible in real...
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Ted: Ted Ed: The Quest to Understand Consciousness
Every morning we wake up and regain consciousness- but what exactly is it that we regain? Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio uses this simple question to give us a glimpse into how our brains create our sense of self. [18:43]
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Ted: Ted Ed: Different Ways of Knowing
Daniel Tammet has linguistic, numerical and visual synesthesia- meaning that his perception of words, numbers and colors are woven together into a new way of perceiving and understanding the world. The author of "Born on a Blue Day,"...
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Ted: Ted Ed: The Hidden Power of Smiling
Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long you'll live- and that a simple smile has a measurable effect on your overall well-being?...
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Ted: Ted Ed: The Pattern Behind Self Deception
Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things- from alien abductions to dowsing rods- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are and how they get us into...
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Ted: Ted Ed: Was Leonardo Da Vinci Dyslexic?
Leonardo da Vinci: Coder, lefty, dyslexic, or just plain genius? One thing is true- he has mystified experts and captured the attention of millions throughout the years. Take this lesson to dig deeper into the complexities of the life of...