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How Sugar Affects The Brain - Nicole Avena
850 views / 0 likes - addedView full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-sugar-affects-the-brain-nicole-avena When you eat something loaded with sugar, your taste buds, your gut and your brain all take notice. This activation of your reward system is not unlike how bodies process
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Your Brain Changes All the Time, but Being a Mom Changes It Forever
588 views / 1 likes - addedMother's bodies go through tons of changes before and after giving birth, but so do their brains! What really makes a mom's brain different? How Hard Is It To Get Pregnant? - https://youtu.be/H9ySBfbGkU4 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit
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A neuroscientist explains how exercise can make you smarter
497 views / 0 likes - addedDr. Wendy A. Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at NYU and the the author of “Healthy Brain, Happy Life.” Here, she explains the positive effects of exercising to the brain. Following is a transcript of
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Why You Shouldn't Make Decisions When You're Hungry
514 views / 0 likes - addedResearchers have found that being hungry can trigger impulsive behavior, how is this evolutionarily advantageous? Check out the all new Seeker! http://www.seeker.com Why You Get Angry When You're Hungry ►►►► http://bit.ly/1WKZ958 Sign Up For The Seeker Ne
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Why Does Music Give You Chills? The Neuroscience of Sound
28 views / 0 likes - addedHow can music give you chills? And what role does this play in biology?We've all had moments where a favorite song comes on in the car, at a concert, or even while sitting at home. And seemingly out of nowhere, we get goosebumps, a tingling sensation, or
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This Neurological Disease Kept People Sleeping for 40 Years
213 views / 1 likes - addedAbout 100 years ago, over a million people contracted a mysterious disease called encephalitis lethargica that left people in a sleepy state for decades. A breakthrough would finally come years later when a neurologist named Oliver Sacks took an unconvent
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The Science Of Laziness
612 views / 1 likes - addedWhy are some people so lazy? Is there a couch-potato gene? Check out 'The Sports Gene': http://amzn.to/1hcbtTr Science Of Productivity: http://bit.ly/1m97POC SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/10kWnZ7 Special thanks to David Epstein for help with this episode: http
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How Casinos Trick You Into Gambling More
596 views / 0 likes - addedThe way casinos keep you playing is a carefully crafted science. So, how do casinos get you to spend more time and money? What Makes Gambling So Addicting ►►►► http://bit.ly/1QFHkiP Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Read
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What is a Complete Breakfast?
710 views / 0 likes - addedSubscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions It’s the most important meal of the day. Or is it? Breakfast has been the topic of much debate. For years, we were told to eat a complete breakfast. But what does that even mean? Should a complete breakfast include eg
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How Habits are Formed
489 views / 0 likes - addedYou have the power to change your brain! Make watching our videos a habit and SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Got a bad habit you just can’t seem to break? That’s because it’s literally wired into your brain. Ever
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The dark history of werewolves - Craig Thomson
91 views / 0 likes - addedExplore how werewolves have evolved in folklore, literature, and pop culture throughout history, and where these stories originated.--Stories of werewolves have existed for thousands of years and continue to live on today. Theyre especially prominent in E
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What did people do before anesthesia? - Sally Frampton
1,517 views / 2 likes - addedTrace the history of anesthesia from the 3rd century to today, and explore how doctors performed surgery before anesthetic drugs.--The quest for anesthetics that could induce unconsciousness and enable more meticulous surgeries began around the early 3rd
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Is it normal to talk to yourself?
104 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the psychological benefits of positive self-talk, and find out when it can become problematic.--Being caught talking to yourself can feel embarrassing, and some people even stigmatize this behavior as a sign of mental instability. But decades of
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What would happen if you lost your sense of touch? - Antonio Cataldo
1,329 views / 1 likes - addedExplore the science behind how your body and brain process different sensations like touch, pain, temperature, and spatial awareness.--We dont often think of touch as being a vital part of movement, but touch is one part of a network that oversees all the
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What happens when you fall into piranha-infested waters? - Antonio Machado-Allison
3,554 views / 5 likes - addedDig into the truth about piranhas and their feeding frenzies, and find out what would likely happen if you fell into their waters.--Youre peering into the Amazon River when, suddenly, you lose your footing and fall. Piranhas dart about in the rapidly appr
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Musics power over your brain, explained | Michael Spitzer
140 views / 0 likes - addedHumans are musical animals 4 million years in the making, explained by music expert Michael Spitzer.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1Up next, 40,000 years of music explained in 8
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The underground cities of the Byzantine Empire - Veronica Kalas
30 views / 0 likes - addedUncover the history of the ancient underground cities beneath Cappadocia, which were built during the Byzantine Empire.--The breathtaking geological formations of Cappadocia are one of the most astonishing landscapes on Earth. Also known as fairy chimneys
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Why do you want to squeeze cute things? - Joshua Paul Dale
112 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the psychology of the phenomenon known as cute aggression, which is the urge to squeeze, bite or pinch something cute.--Watching a kitten fumbling around, it might feel as if youve never encountered anything so devastatingly adorable in your morta
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The one thing stopping jellyfish from taking over - Mariela Pajuelo & Javier Antonio Quinones
132 views / 0 likes - addedDig into why jellyfish populations have increased, and how leatherback sea turtles can help get their numbers under control.--Over the past two decades, jellyfish have begun to overwhelm our oceans. If things stay on their current trajectory, we could be
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How to get motivated even when you dont feel like it
26 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the psychology of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and dig into how these forces contribute to our drive.--Motivation is complicated. Psychologists define motivation as the desire or impetus to initiate and maintain a particular behavior. But s
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What caused the Rwandan Genocide? - Susanne Buckley-Zistel
105 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the history of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, during which over one-tenth of the countrys population was killed.--For one hundred days in 1994, the African country of Rwanda suffered a horrific campaign of mass murder. Neighbor turned against neig
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The rise and fall of the medieval Islamic Empire - Petra Sijpesteijn & Birte Kristiansen
146 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the rise and fall of the Islamic Empire, from the prophet Muhammad in the 7th century to the sacking of Baghdad. --In the 7th century CE, the prophet Muhammad united the people of the Arabian Peninsula through the formation of Islam. Over the next 3
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The 4 greatest threats to the survival of humanity
196 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the 4 biggest existential risks that threaten the survival of humanity, and explore how we can safeguard our future.--With the invention of the atomic bomb, humanity gained the power to destroy itself for the first time in our history. Since then
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History vs. Egypts "most powerful" pharaoh - Jessica Tomkins
54 views / 0 likes - addedPharaoh Ramesses II presided over a golden age of Egyptian prosperity but was he a model leader or a master of propaganda?--Pharaoh Ramesses II reigned for almost 70 years in the 13th century BCE. He presided over a golden age of Egyptian prosperity, powe
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Why do we eat popcorn at the movies? - Andrew Smith
137 views / 0 likes - addedTrace the history of popcorn, from its origins in the Americas to its explosion of popularity in the 20th century.--Soft percussion and a toasty scent mark the violent transformation of tough seeds into cloud-like puffs. This is the almost magical process
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What happens to your body at the top of Mount Everest - Andrew Lovering
187 views / 0 likes - addedExplore what happens in your body when you dont acclimate to higher altitudes and the dangers of altitude sickness.--If you teleported from sea level to the top of Mount Everest, things would go bad fast. At an altitude of 8,848 meters, you would likely s
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SCIENCE WARS - Acapella Parody
712 views / 2 likes - addediTunes: http://apple.co/1IBrCVG Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/1XO9Ik0 SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/asapsci Follow us: @WhaleWatchMePlz and @MitchellMoffit Inspired by the amazing Jon Cozart and his fantastic Disney parodies: https://youtu.be/diU70KshcjA Lyrics by M
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These companies with no CEO are thriving
120 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know the different kinds of co-ops, how they work, and how they differ from traditional companies. --Co-ops are a big part of the global economy: they employ 10% of the worlds workforce and over two trillion dollars flow through their doors every y
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These 70 writers are actually all the same person - Ilan Stavans
39 views / 0 likes - addedGet to know the life of enigmatic poet and writer Fernando Pessoa, who wrote not as himself but as other people he invented.--On November 30th, 1935, dozens of writers passed away. They came from different backgrounds, espoused divergent beliefs, and wrot
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Why you procrastinate even when it feels bad
290 views / 0 likes - addedExplore what happens in the brain to trigger procrastination, and what strategies you can use to break the cycle of this harmful practice.--The report youve been putting off is due tomorrow. Its time to buckle down, open your computer ... and check your p
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Is Sugar a Drug?
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Is Chandigarh a perfectly planned city? - Vikramditya Praksh
33 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the construction of the futurist city Chandigarh, a project of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and planned by Le Corbusier.--In 1947, India achieved independence from British rule but this freedom came at a tremendous cost. Jawaharlal Nehru, India
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The records the British Empire didn't want you to see - Audra A. Dipte
87 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the British policy called Operation Legacy, where the government hid incriminating documents from its former colonies.--In 2009, five Kenyan people took a petition to the British Prime Minister. They claimed they endured human rights abuses in the
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The true story behind the legend of the 47 Rnin - Adam Clulow
25 views / 0 likes - addedDig into one of Japans most infamous stories about the 47 samurai who take revenge for the loss of their leader.--Asano Naganori, lord of Ak domain, fixed his gaze on Kira Yoshinaka, a senior master of ceremony. Asano extended his short sword, charged thr
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What happens if you dont put your phone in airplane mode? - Lindsay DeMarchi
151 views / 0 likes - addedDig into how airplane mode works, and find out why its still important to use the setting when you fly.--Right now, invisible signals are flying through the air all around you. Massive radio waves carry information between computers, GPS systems, cell pho
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One of history's most dangerous myths - Anneliese Mehnert
109 views / 0 likes - addedExamine the empty land theory, which was created by European colonizers in South Africa to support their claims to the region.--From the 1650s through the late 1800s, European colonists descended on South Africa. They sought to claim the region, becoming
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The sibling rivalry that divided a town - Jay Van Bavel and Dominic Packer
191 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the psychology of social identity and in-group bias and discover the conditions that cause people to turn against one another.--One day a pair of brothers working together as shoemakers had an explosive fight that split the family business in two.
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Would you pass the wallet test?
189 views / 0 likes - addedDig into the experiment known as the lost wallet test, and find out the surprising results of this study of honesty.--Picture this: youre working a shift in a hotel lobby when someone approaches the front desk. They found a lost wallet around the corner,
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What would happen if everyone stopped eating meat tomorrow? - Carolyn Beans
127 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the possibilities and challenges of what a vegetarian world could look like if we all immediately stopped eating meat. --Imagine if a wizard of meatless dining suddenly appeared on Earth and with one wave of a wand wiped away all meat from our she
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The rights you might not realize you have - Shannon Odell
69 views / 0 likes - addedDo you have a right to a healthy planet? Dig into the movement to hold governments accountable for climate change inaction.--Since 2015, an unprecedented movement has been sweeping courts around the world. Groups of young plaintiffs are suing their govern
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The most devastating asteroid to hit Earth - Sean P. S. Gulick
62 views / 0 likes - addedDig into what happened after the Chicxulub asteroid hit the Earth, and how it caused a mass extinction including dinosaurs.--Sixty-six million years ago, near whats now the Yucatn Peninsula, a juvenile sauropod feasted on horsetail plants on a riverbank.
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Introverts vs. Extroverts: What’s The Difference? Ft. Anthony Padilla
483 views / 0 likes - addedMany people think they're either Introverts or extroverts, but can you be both? What are the differences? Watch more: Anthony's Channel ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/AnthonyPadilla Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive Life Noggin
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How will AI change the world?
511 views / 0 likes - addedExplore the current limitations of artificial intelligence and the possibility of creating human-compatible technology.--In the coming years, artificial intelligence is probably going to change your life and likely the entire world. But people have a hard
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Would you stop dating someone your parents didnt like?
189 views / 1 likes - addedDig into the Romeo and Juliet Effect, which describes the tendency to find someone more desirable when met by parental opposition.--In 1972, psychologists at the University of Colorado surveyed 140 couples to determine whether a relationship facing parent
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What if the World turned to Gold? - The Gold Apocalypse
611 views / 3 likes - addedThe Map of Evolution and other sciency posters, researched and designed with love, are now available on the kurzgesagt shop. Your purchase will support us directly and keep our videos free for everyone. https://shop.kurzgesagt.org(Worldwide Shipping Avail
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The #1 way to strengthen your mind is to use your body | Wendy Suzuki
74 views / 0 likes - addedExercise gives your brain a bubble bath of neurochemicals, says Wendy Suzuki, a professor of neural science. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1Up next, Forensic accountant explains
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How Caffeine Accidentally Took Over The World
111 views / 0 likes - addedHey MinuteEarthlings! If you join us on Patreon this month (April 2023) at https://patreon.com/minuteearth, we will draw you a custom MinuteEarth stick figure (that we could feature in an upcoming video) AND send you a custom coffee mug with your beautifu
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10 Surprising Chemicals Your Body Makes
845 views / 0 likes - addedEverything is made of chemicals, including the human body, but there are some especially weird ones... Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Sources: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22459/ https://www.dnalc.org/view/841-dopamine-and-ADHD.html http://h
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