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.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-10-06
Thời lượng: 3 min
Tổng quan: I get candid with Grayson Brulte, autonomous vehicle expert, as we discuss the potential ethical issues associated with driverless cars.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-06
Thời lượng: 17 min
Tổng quan: Watch as a Peruvian Shaman performs his icaro—or healing chant—in its entirety, from my Ayahuasca ceremony.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-06
Thời lượng: 2 min
Tổng quan: With just seven days until my Ayahuasca ceremony, I fill out a recommended personality survey—which becomes a little revealing.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-06
Thời lượng: 6 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-06
Thời lượng: 3 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-06
Thời lượng: 14 min
Tổng quan: Expert Melissa Russano elicits a false confession from one of our test subjects in this fascinating, uncut session.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-06
Thời lượng: 5 min
Tổng quan: I sit down with Jeffrey Deskovic, a real-life victim of a false confession conviction.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-06
Thời lượng: 6 min
Tổng quan: Check out this extended cut of my challenging experience as a human lab rat in a giant, 60-foot real-world maze.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-13
Thời lượng: 3 min
Tổng quan: I interview Shirley Dygert, a first time skydiver, and her tandem skydiving instructor, Dave Hartsock, about a treacherous skydive they both miraculously survived.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-13
Thời lượng: 2 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-20
Thời lượng: 5 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-20
Thời lượng: 1 min
Tổng quan: I go deeper into accessory-assisted placebos by discussing sham acupuncture—and getting stuck with a few needles in the process.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-20
Thời lượng: 1 min
Tổng quan: I attempt to discuss placebos, but my furry co-star keeps stealing the scene.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-27
Thời lượng: 1 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-27
Thời lượng: 4 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Ngày phát sóng: 2017-12-27
Thời lượng: 4 min
Tổng quan: Jazz pianist Dave O’Brien and his student Derek Paravicini play an impressive piano duet for me.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-01-03
Thời lượng: 1 min
Tổng quan: Research Physiatrist Marcie Bockbrader talks to me about a brain-computer interface project that is helping a paralyzed man move his arm.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-01-03
Thời lượng: 5 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-05
Thời lượng: 13 min
Tổng quan: With the help of Cecile Sarabian, Dr. Andrew MacIntosh and some fake poop, Michael observes levels of disgust among Japanese Macaques.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-05
Thời lượng: 4 min
Tổng quan: Kyoto University Ph.D. candidate Jie Gao shares her research involving Chimpanzees and the schoolyard game “Rock, Paper, Scissors.”
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-05
Thời lượng: 3 min
Tổng quan: Michael and Dr. Terrence Deacon discuss the connection between language and the physical brain.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-05
Thời lượng: 1 min
Tổng quan: We edited the fake Los Angeles parks PSA from our Moral Licensing demonstration!
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-05
Thời lượng: 7 min
Tổng quan: Michael wrestles with two moral dilemmas in VR, designed by researchers Dr. Erick Ramirez and Dr. Scott LaBarge.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-12
Thời lượng: 3 min
Tổng quan: Michael uses a series of coin flips and a large group of people to demonstrate the “wisdom of the crowd.”
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-12
Thời lượng: 3 min
Tổng quan: Michael recruits local Vsauce fans for his Brain experiment, and fields questions in a Q&A setting.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-12
Thời lượng: 2 min
Tổng quan: Michael shares memories with his mom, who has saved everything from his childhood - from report cards to his space camp jacket.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-12
Thời lượng: 1 min
Tổng quan: Michael takes Dr. Chris Eliasmith on a tour through his high school, including his forensics team’s wall of fame.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-12
Thời lượng: 2 min
Tổng quan: Michael conducts his own version of the famous “jelly bean jar” experiment and reveals the statistical significance of the results.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-19
Thời lượng: 3 min
Tổng quan: Michael learns the true story behind Stanford Prison Experiment guard Dave Eshleman’s “John Wayne” moniker.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-19
Thời lượng: 2 min
Tổng quan: Michael learns more about Ben Blum’s cousin Alex and his personal transformation after participating in an armed bank robbery
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-26
Thời lượng: 2 min
Tổng quan: Michael meets with Caitlin Doughty and learns about a death-positive culture in Indonesia, where relatives keep their dead loved ones in their homes.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-26
Thời lượng: 3 min
Tổng quan: Michael meets with psychologists Dr. Jeff Greenberg and Dr. Sheldon Solomon to discuss how death affects our world views.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-26
Thời lượng: 2 min
Tổng quan: Michael visits Alcor life extension and learns about the first person to ever be frozen using cryonics.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-10-26
Thời lượng: 2 min
Tổng quan: Michael visits Alcor life extension and learns about the family behind – and preserved by – cryonics.
Ngày phát sóng: 2018-12-26
Thời lượng: 6 min
Tổng quan: Michael discusses the philosophy of death, and its changing definition, with Dr. Max More, CEO of Alcor life extension.
Ngày phát sóng: 2019-01-02
Thời lượng: 3 min
Tổng quan: Michael and Dr. Douglas Vakoch discuss Barnard’s Star, the closest star to our solar system, within the context of sending messages into space.
Ngày phát sóng: 2019-01-02
Thời lượng: 3 min
Tổng quan: Michael and Dr. Steven Vance discuss the famous “Golden Record”, which was sent aboard NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft.
Ngày phát sóng: 2019-10-24
Thời lượng: 30 min
Tổng quan: Stevens talks about fear and if there exists an innate fear of which all people are afraid.
Ngày phát sóng: 2019-10-14
Thời lượng: 30 min
Tổng quan: 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.
