The Brain with David Eagleman
Episode 4 | How Willpower Is Like a Tank of Gas
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Episode 3 | Ian Waterman’s Inspiring Story
Imagine if you couldn't control your body without extraordinary effort.
Imagine if you couldn't control your body without extraordinary effort.
Episode 3 | Steered by the Unconscious
The unconscious brain picks up on sexual cues without you even being aware of it.
The unconscious brain picks up on sexual cues without you even being aware of it.
Episode 3 | What If We Have No Free Will?
Using a tank of ping pong balls, David demonstrates why we don’t need to worry.
Using a tank of ping pong balls, David demonstrates why we don’t need to worry.
Episode 5 | What Is Empathy?
This ability to feel another’s pain explains why stories can be so powerful.
This ability to feel another’s pain explains why stories can be so powerful.
Episode 5 | Discerning Babies
Humans come equipped with social antennae.
Humans come equipped with social antennae.
Episode 1 | Brain City
The brain is a vast interconnected network of areas that communicate with each other.
The brain is a vast interconnected network of areas that communicate with each other.
Episode 2 | Inside a Child's Brain
The process of becoming someone is about pruning back the brain’s connections.
The process of becoming someone is about pruning back the brain’s connections.
Episode 2 | Nuns and the Aging Brain
A study of nuns’ brains shows us how to best protect our brains as we age.
A study of nuns’ brains shows us how to best protect our brains as we age.
Episode 5 | The Amazing Case of John Robison
One man's transformation reveals something that we all unconsciously do every day.
One man's transformation reveals something that we all unconsciously do every day.
Episode 5 | Mirroring Others
Why do we mimic each other’s facial expressions?
Why do we mimic each other’s facial expressions?
Episode 5 | Social Pain Is Real Pain
Social pain activates the brain’s pain matrix.
Social pain activates the brain’s pain matrix.
Episode 2 | Stuck in the Present
The case of Henry Molaison reveals an important discovery for neuroscience.
The case of Henry Molaison reveals an important discovery for neuroscience.
Episode 2 | Stressed Teens
An experiment in a shop window demonstrates why teens feel far more stressed than adults.
An experiment in a shop window demonstrates why teens feel far more stressed than adults.
Episode 2 | Your Job Can Reshape Your Brain
The brains of London taxi drivers were tracked before, during and after their training.
The brains of London taxi drivers were tracked before, during and after their training.
All Is Not as It Seems
David explains how the brain is tricked by the checker shadow illusion.
David explains how the brain is tricked by the checker shadow illusion.
Episode 6 | The Chinese Room Thought Experiment
Dr. David Eagleman demonstrates the Chinese Room thought experiment.
Dr. David Eagleman demonstrates the Chinese Room thought experiment.
Episode 6 | Take Control of Your Future
Our future lies in our own hands.
Our future lies in our own hands.
Episode 5 | In-Group/Out-Group
David shows that a single word label can decide over how much you care for one in pain.
David shows that a single word label can decide over how much you care for one in pain.
Episode 5 | The Massacre of Srebrenica
Can genocide be understood as a neural phenomenon?
Can genocide be understood as a neural phenomenon?
Episode 5 | Destroying Empathy
Propaganda plugs directly into neural networks, enabling dehumanization.
Propaganda plugs directly into neural networks, enabling dehumanization.
Episode 1 | Alternate Realities: Synesthesia
Hannah describes her synesthesia, a condition that fascinates neuroscientists.
Hannah describes her synesthesia, a condition that fascinates neuroscientists.
Episode 2 | Born Unfinished
Human babies are born utterly helpless, compared to many newborn animals. Why?
Human babies are born utterly helpless, compared to many newborn animals. Why?
Episode 3 | David Takes on a World Champion
Austin Naber is a world-record holder in cup stacking. How will David fare against him?
Austin Naber is a world-record holder in cup stacking. How will David fare against him?
Episode 3 | The Role of Consciousness
The unconscious brain is making some decisions on our behalf. So why are we conscious?
The unconscious brain is making some decisions on our behalf. So why are we conscious?
Episode 3 | Different People, Different Paths
How our genes and our environment send brains off in very different trajectories.
How our genes and our environment send brains off in very different trajectories.
Episode 4 | The Stroop Test
What happens when messages from two brain networks clash?
What happens when messages from two brain networks clash?
Episode 4 | The Trolley Dilemma
Two scenarios that involve very different systems in the brain.
Two scenarios that involve very different systems in the brain.
Episode 4 | How Willpower Is Like a Tank of Gas
The brain has a finite amount of willpower to draw on.
The brain has a finite amount of willpower to draw on.
Episode 4 | The Conflict Within
Every time you are faced with a decision, there is a storm of activity inside your brain.
Every time you are faced with a decision, there is a storm of activity inside your brain.
Episode 4 | The Iowa Gambling Task
The science behind "gut" and "hunch" decisions.
The science behind "gut" and "hunch" decisions.