Explore the surprising things we know (and don’t know) about why people are the way they are through expert interviews, rare footage from historical experiments, and brand-new, ground-breaking demonstrations of human nature at work.
Дата выхода: 2017-10-06
Продолжительность: 3 min
Описание: I get candid with Grayson Brulte, autonomous vehicle expert, as we discuss the potential ethical issues associated with driverless cars.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-06
Продолжительность: 17 min
Описание: Watch as a Peruvian Shaman performs his icaro—or healing chant—in its entirety, from my Ayahuasca ceremony.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-06
Продолжительность: 2 min
Описание: With just seven days until my Ayahuasca ceremony, I fill out a recommended personality survey—which becomes a little revealing.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-06
Продолжительность: 6 min
Описание: I explore how psychedelics can improve mental health in my interview with cancer survivor Gail Thomas, as we discuss her experience in a study involving psilocybin--or mushrooms.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-06
Продолжительность: 3 min
Описание: Is there a way to experience the effects of psychedelic drugs without having to ingest anything? Watch as I test out a few of these unconventional audio and visual files to see if their claims are true.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-06
Продолжительность: 14 min
Описание: Expert Melissa Russano elicits a false confession from one of our test subjects in this fascinating, uncut session.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-06
Продолжительность: 5 min
Описание: I sit down with Jeffrey Deskovic, a real-life victim of a false confession conviction.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-06
Продолжительность: 6 min
Описание: Check out this extended cut of my challenging experience as a human lab rat in a giant, 60-foot real-world maze.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-13
Продолжительность: 3 min
Описание: I interview Shirley Dygert, a first time skydiver, and her tandem skydiving instructor, Dave Hartsock, about a treacherous skydive they both miraculously survived.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-13
Продолжительность: 2 min
Описание: In San Diego, real-life superheroes walk the streets as part of the Xtreme Justice League. I chat with Mr. Xtreme, one of the league’s most visible members, to discuss what it means to be a hero in today’s society.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-20
Продолжительность: 5 min
Описание: Check out the final stage of our power of suggestion test, where we try to convince our subjects that a brain scanner can implant a number in their minds.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-20
Продолжительность: 1 min
Описание: I go deeper into accessory-assisted placebos by discussing sham acupuncture—and getting stuck with a few needles in the process.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-20
Продолжительность: 1 min
Описание: I attempt to discuss placebos, but my furry co-star keeps stealing the scene.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-27
Продолжительность: 1 min
Описание: Let’s do a little test. I’ll play two tones and you see if you’re one of the few people who can notice a difference between them.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-27
Продолжительность: 4 min
Описание: Derek Paravicini, a blind, autistic pianist and musical savant, sits down with me at the keyboard and shows off his incredible range of musical styles.
Дата выхода: 2017-12-27
Продолжительность: 4 min
Описание: Jazz pianist Dave O’Brien and his student Derek Paravicini play an impressive piano duet for me.
Дата выхода: 2018-01-03
Продолжительность: 1 min
Описание: Research Physiatrist Marcie Bockbrader talks to me about a brain-computer interface project that is helping a paralyzed man move his arm.
Дата выхода: 2018-01-03
Продолжительность: 5 min
Описание: I interview principal research statistician David Friedenberg about his role in analyzing all the data collected in a project aimed at helping a paralyzed man move again.
Дата выхода: 2018-12-05
Продолжительность: 13 min
Описание: With the help of Cecile Sarabian, Dr. Andrew MacIntosh and some fake poop, Michael observes levels of disgust among Japanese Macaques.
Дата выхода: 2018-12-05
Продолжительность: 4 min
Описание: Kyoto University Ph.D. candidate Jie Gao shares her research involving Chimpanzees and the schoolyard game “Rock, Paper, Scissors.”
Дата выхода: 2018-12-05
Продолжительность: 3 min
Описание: Michael and Dr. Terrence Deacon discuss the connection between language and the physical brain.
Дата выхода: 2018-12-05
Продолжительность: 1 min
Описание: We edited the fake Los Angeles parks PSA from our Moral Licensing demonstration!
Дата выхода: 2018-12-05
Продолжительность: 7 min
Описание: Michael wrestles with two moral dilemmas in VR, designed by researchers Dr. Erick Ramirez and Dr. Scott LaBarge.
Дата выхода: 2018-12-12
Продолжительность: 3 min
Описание: Michael uses a series of coin flips and a large group of people to demonstrate the “wisdom of the crowd.”
Дата выхода: 2018-12-12
Продолжительность: 3 min
Описание: Michael recruits local Vsauce fans for his Brain experiment, and fields questions in a Q&A setting.
Дата выхода: 2018-12-12
Продолжительность: 2 min
Описание: Michael shares memories with his mom, who has saved everything from his childhood - from report cards to his space camp jacket.
Дата выхода: 2018-12-12
Продолжительность: 1 min
Описание: Michael takes Dr. Chris Eliasmith on a tour through his high school, including his forensics team’s wall of fame.
Дата выхода: 2018-12-12
Продолжительность: 2 min
Описание: Michael conducts his own version of the famous “jelly bean jar” experiment and reveals the statistical significance of the results.
Дата выхода: 2018-12-19
Продолжительность: 3 min
Описание: Michael learns the true story behind Stanford Prison Experiment guard Dave Eshleman’s “John Wayne” moniker.
Дата выхода: 2018-12-19
Продолжительность: 2 min
Описание: Michael learns more about Ben Blum’s cousin Alex and his personal transformation after participating in an armed bank robbery
Дата выхода: 2018-12-26
Продолжительность: 2 min
Описание: Michael meets with Caitlin Doughty and learns about a death-positive culture in Indonesia, where relatives keep their dead loved ones in their homes.
Дата выхода: 2018-12-26
Продолжительность: 3 min
Описание: Michael meets with psychologists Dr. Jeff Greenberg and Dr. Sheldon Solomon to discuss how death affects our world views.
Дата выхода: 2018-12-26
Продолжительность: 2 min
Описание: Michael visits Alcor life extension and learns about the first person to ever be frozen using cryonics.
Дата выхода: 2018-10-26
Продолжительность: 2 min
Описание: Michael visits Alcor life extension and learns about the family behind – and preserved by – cryonics.
Дата выхода: 2018-12-26
Продолжительность: 6 min
Описание: Michael discusses the philosophy of death, and its changing definition, with Dr. Max More, CEO of Alcor life extension.
Дата выхода: 2019-01-02
Продолжительность: 3 min
Описание: Michael and Dr. Douglas Vakoch discuss Barnard’s Star, the closest star to our solar system, within the context of sending messages into space.
Дата выхода: 2019-01-02
Продолжительность: 3 min
Описание: Michael and Dr. Steven Vance discuss the famous “Golden Record”, which was sent aboard NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft.
Дата выхода: 2019-10-24
Продолжительность: 30 min
Описание: Stevens talks about fear and if there exists an innate fear of which all people are afraid.
Дата выхода: 2019-10-14
Продолжительность: 30 min
Описание: I asked a group of colleagues who worked with me on the series to sit down at Vsauce HQ and watch through three entire episodes. We go behind the scenes, elaborate on topics in the episodes, and dig in to what impact working on Mind Field has had on their current research.
