How to spot a pyramid scheme - Stacie Bosley
Adults Self
Learn the techniques and tricks that pyramid schemes use to recruit new members and how to avoid being fooled yourself.
What is consciousness?
Adults Self
Explore the theories of human consciousness and the science of how your brain works to create a conscious experience.
The truth about electroconvulsive therapy
Adults Self
In 1982, a young nurse was suffering from severe, unrelenting depression. She couldn’t work, socialize or concentrate.
Barriers Are in Your Mind | The Spark
Adults Self
After Albert Lin lost his leg in an accident, he chose to become bionic and rethink his entire world.
What Being Bullied Actually Does To You
Adults Self
Triangle Bob used to be my bully, but more recently I've been bullying him. What happens to people when they get bullied?
Can We Get Older Without Aging?
Adults Self
Nothing is guaranteed in life except death, taxes, and entropy. What do other life forms have to teach us about staying alive as we get old, and will we ever conquer death?
How To Make The Best Mashed Potatoes
Adults Self
A step-by-step guide to creating your ultimate mash.
What If You Only Took Naps?
Adults Self
Just what exactly would happen to your body if instead of sleeping you decided to only take naps. - Thanks to LastPass for sponsoring this video!
The Scientific Benefits of Boredom
Adults Self
Boredom makes you more creative, altruistic, introspective, and helps with autobiographical planning.
How Much Is Your Body Worth?
Adults Self
We break down your value piece by piece!
I Got Popular...And It Changed Me
Adults Self
Isaiah had never been cool or popular. He was known as strange, the weird kid - the weirdo - and he stuck to himself. The mean girls and popular kids didn't help his shyness, really hurt his self-esteem, and so, after middle school, he was determined to make high school different.
The Dangers of Thinking Too Much; And Thinking Too Little
Adults Self
There 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.
How To Be Confident
Adults Self
The fastest route to confidence is to stop being so attached to one's dignity and seriousness; and plainly admit that one is - of course - an idiot. We all are.
How Not to be Boring
Adults Self
No one is ever boring: we just seem boring when we haven't learnt the surprisingly easy art of being honest about our vulnerabilities.
Why We Don't Really Want to be Nice
Adults Self
Being 'nice' sounds a bit eerie and strange. It shouldn't really.
Is It Better to Be Polite or Frank?
Adults Self
We live in an age that thinks highly of frankness and directness. But there are - nevertheless - a few reasons why politeness remains a hugely important quality.
How We Lie to Ourselves
Adults Self
We are masters at knowing how to lie to ourselves. We pay a heavy price for this self-deception.
The Importance of Vulnerability
Adults Self
We often imagine that what will win us friends and esteem is strength. But surprisingly, it's vulnerability that's at the core of friendship and likeability. This is an invitation to make friends with one's own weaknesses.
Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? - Maryam Alimardani
Adults Self
Our bodies - the physical, biological parts of us - and our minds - the thinking, conscious aspects - have a complicated, tangled relationship. Which one primarily defines you or your self? Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? Maryam Alimardani investigates.
The Problem With Our Phones
Adults Self
They are hugely useful of course but in many ways, we buy the advantages our phones give us at a subtly high price we don't entirely recognise. Some reflections on how to live well around phones.
How to Process Your Emotions
Adults Self
In order to be calm and at ease with ourselves, we need regular periods where we do something rather strange-sounding: process our emotions. Here is a guide to this essential psychological move.