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Explain the Brain

From The Mind Science Foundation (mindscience.org), a little show that asks big questions about our minds, with help from the boldest scientists in neuroscience and psychology. Produced and hosted by ... Read more

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Ep. 23 Jim Fallon and the Psychopaths, Part 1

Ep. 23 Jim Fallon and the Psychopaths, Part 1

A neuroscientist makes an unsettling discovery.

9 Aug 2016

13mins

Ranked #2

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Ep. 22 Zoran Josipovic and Meditation

Ep. 22 Zoran Josipovic and Meditation

This neuroscientist thinks Western science is missing the mark by studying the markers of consciousness, instead of the ... Read more

3 May 2016

9mins

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Ep. 21 Justin Hulbert and Memory Suppression

Ep. 21 Justin Hulbert and Memory Suppression

Justin Hulbert's found that by suppressing bad memories we may compromise our ability to form new memories.

31 Mar 2016

18mins

Ranked #4

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Ep. 20 Heather Berlin and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Ep. 20 Heather Berlin and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Heather Berlin's a neuroscientist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and she has a new theory for the causes behind OCD.

27 Feb 2016

7mins

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Ep. 17 David Eagleman And Synesthesia (rebroadcast)

Ep. 17 David Eagleman And Synesthesia (rebroadcast)

What's really going on in the minds of synesthetes?

17 Dec 2015

5mins

Ranked #6

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Ep. 18 David Eagleman And Sensory Substitution (rebroadcast)

Ep. 18 David Eagleman And Sensory Substitution (rebroadcast)

Neuroscientist David Eagleman is creating a new device to help blind people "see." And it looks a lot like an an athleti... Read more

24 Dec 2015

5mins

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Ep.19 Stephen Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde and Neuromagic

Ep.19 Stephen Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde and Neuromagic

Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde reveal what magicians can teach neuroscientists.

5 Feb 2016

10mins

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Ep. 16 David Eagleman And Neurolaw (rebroadcast)

Ep. 16 David Eagleman And Neurolaw (rebroadcast)

Conventional thinking about brains, and blame, can be useless in a court of law.

27 Nov 2015

5mins

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Ep. 15 David Eagleman And Our Perception of Time (rebroadcast)

Ep. 15 David Eagleman And Our Perception of Time (rebroadcast)

That whole idea of an internal clock? It's a lie.

12 Nov 2015

5mins

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Ep. 14 Maria Konnikova And Mindfulness

Ep. 14 Maria Konnikova And Mindfulness

The author of "Mastermind" explains how to better use your brain.

22 Oct 2015

18mins

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