The Science of Racism | Creators for Change
Adults PsychologyRacism is real. Science can help us combat it.
Why Beautiful Things Make us Happy
Adults PsychologyIt’s hard to define what makes something beautiful, but we seem to know beauty when we see it. Why is that and how does beauty affect our subconscious?
Liberals vs Conservatives
Adults PsychologyAre Republicans and Democrats different because of biology?
The Scientific Benefits of Boredom
Adults PsychologyBoredom makes you more creative, altruistic, introspective, and helps with autobiographical planning.
Do Video Games Make You Violent?
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The Only Animal That Weeps
Adults PsychologyWhy do we cry? It's weird. Humans leak water out of their faces when they get sad. Are we the only animals that do this?
Are there universal expressions of emotion?
Adults PsychologyThe 40 or so muscles in the human face can be activated in different combinations to create thousands of expressions.
How can you change someone's mind?
Adults PsychologyWhy do arguments change people's minds in some cases and backfire in others? Hugo Mercier explains how arguments are more convincing when they rest on a good knowledge of the audience, taking into account what the audience believes, who they trust, and what they value.
What causes hallucinations?
Adults PsychologyA condition called Charles Bonnet Syndrome can cause blind patients to hallucinate scenes in vivid color.
Can Loneliness Kill You?
Adults PsychologyWe all feel lonely sometimes, but are the effects serious?
The psychology of post-traumatic stress disorder
Adults PsychologyMany of us will experience some kind of trauma during our lifetime. Sometimes, we escape with no long-term effects. But for millions of people, those experiences linger, causing symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, and negative thoughts that interfere with everyday life.
Do You Hear "Yanny" or "Laurel"? (SOLVED with SCIENCE)
Adults PsychologyYanny vs. Laurel audio illusion solved! PHEW FINALLY!
How to stay calm under pressure
Adults PsychologyYour favorite athlete closes in for a win; the crowd holds its breath, and at the crucial moment ... she misses the shot.
Could Playing Music DRASTICALLY Change Your Brain?
Adults PsychologyYou might've heard that playing an instrument makes you smarter. Is this true?
Are Rich People Worse Humans?
Adults PsychologyIs money the reason Kanye West and Jake Paul are jerks?
A Selfish Argument for Making the World a Better Place
Adults PsychologyWhy should you care about the well-being of people half a globe away?
Why We Pick Difficult Partners
Adults PsychologyIn theory, we're nowadays allowed to get together with pretty much anyone we like. And yet, at a psychological level, we aren't free to love just any suitable person. We have a type - and strangely and awkwardly, these types are often not those who stand a chance of making us maximally happy.
Why Do You Love Your Family?
Adults PsychologyWhy do we love people we're related to? Compared to strangers, why do we feel such a deep sense of connection with our family members? Sure, they're nice to us, we take care of each other, and we often live with them, but there has to be a deeper biological reason. That reason, unsurprisingly is evolution. In this video, I explain why taking care of our family, or even dying for them, makes sense in the eyes of evolution.
The Dangers of Thinking Too Much; And Thinking Too Little
Adults PsychologyThere are dangers associated both with thinking too much - and thinking too little. The trick is to use our minds to access our most sincere, authentic and original thoughts.