心灵场 (季节 3)

It's all in your head.

在心灵领域，主持人迈克尔·史蒂文斯（Michael Stevens）将他对科学的热情带入了他迄今最雄心勃勃的学科：关于人类行为，我们仍然知之甚少。通过使用真实的主题（包括客座明星和迈克尔本人），Mind Field揭示了人类心灵中一些令人印象最深刻，最有意义且最不为人所知的方面。通过专家访谈，来自历史实验的罕见镜头以及工作中人性的崭新，开创性的演示，Mind Field探索了我们知道（不知道）人们为什么会这样的令人惊讶的事情。

The Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis 9.0
播出日期: 2018-12-05
运行时间: 30 min
概述: Humans are the only Earthlings with complex language. But at what cost was that ability acquired? In this episode, Michael Stevens visit Tetsuro Matsuzawa to learn about his influential cognitive tradeoff hypothesis.
Moral Licensing 7.0
播出日期: 2018-12-05
运行时间: 30 min
概述: How are our moral decisions influenced by factors we’re not aware of? A phenomenon known as Moral Licensing claims that when we do something good, we often subconsciously allow ourselves to then do something bad. In this episode, Michael Stevens takes a look at whether those who donate money to charity become more likely to let a kid take the blame for a crime they know they committed.
The Stilwell Brain 0.0
播出日期: 2018-12-12
运行时间: 30 min
概述: There are 100 billion individual neurons in the human brain. Working together, they allow us to make sense of, and move through, the world around us. Scientists have built replicas of the human brain with computers, but no one has ever successfully made a brain out of humans. On this episode, Michael Stevens travels back to his hometown of Stilwell, Kansas, and turn it into a working brain!
The Stanford Prison Experiment 0.0
播出日期: 2018-12-19
运行时间: 30 min
概述: Normal people can become monsters, given the right situation. That’s the standard narrative of the Stanford Prison Experiment, one of the most famous psychological experiments of all time. But what if the cause of its participants’ cruel behavior wasn’t what we’ve always been told?
Should I Die? 0.0
播出日期: 2018-12-26
运行时间: 30 min
概述: If I could live forever, should I? How does being reminded of our own mortality affect us psychologically? In this episode I speak with mortician and death positivity activist Caitlin Doughty and visit a cryonics facility trying to extend human life indefinitely. Will I take them up on their offer, or will I choose to die?
How to Talk to Aliens 0.0
播出日期: 2019-01-02
运行时间: 30 min
概述: Are we alone in the universe? Even if we could contact aliens, what would we say? How would we say it? And, most importantly, should we even be trying to make contact at all? This episode takes me on a journey to compose and send my own personal message into outer space.
Behavior and Belief 0.0
播出日期: 2019-01-09
运行时间: 30 min
概述: How can a lie become true? In this episode, Dr. Aaron Blaisdell and I create a game show that is actually a giant "human Skinner Box" to observe the formation of superstitious beliefs. And Dr. Samuel Veissière helps me design and perform a placebo reverse exorcism, harnessing the power of belief in both science and religion to convince normal people that a spirit has possessed their bodies.
Mind Reading 0.0
播出日期: 2019-01-16
运行时间: 30 min
概述: In this episode I visit a researcher who is studying memory by using machine learning and neuroimaging to detect and predict people's brain states. I also travel to Japan to meet with a team working on ways to record the content of peoples’ dreams.