It's all in your head. - Mind Field - Specials
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Title: Mind Field
Overview: 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.
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I sit down with Jeffrey Deskovic, a real-life victim of a false confession conviction.
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I interview Shirley Dygert, a first time skydiver, and her tandem skydiving instructor, Dave Hartsock, about a treacherous skydive they both miraculously survived.
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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.
I go deeper into accessory-assisted placebos by discussing sham acupuncture—and getting stuck with a few needles in the process.
I attempt to discuss placebos, but my furry co-star keeps stealing the scene.
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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.
Jazz pianist Dave O’Brien and his student Derek Paravicini play an impressive piano duet for me.
Research Physiatrist Marcie Bockbrader talks to me about a brain-computer interface project that is helping a paralyzed man move his arm.
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.
With the help of Cecile Sarabian, Dr. Andrew MacIntosh and some fake poop, Michael observes levels of disgust among Japanese Macaques.
Kyoto University Ph.D. candidate Jie Gao shares her research involving Chimpanzees and the schoolyard game “Rock, Paper, Scissors.”
Michael and Dr. Terrence Deacon discuss the connection between language and the physical brain.
We edited the fake Los Angeles parks PSA from our Moral Licensing demonstration!
Michael wrestles with two moral dilemmas in VR, designed by researchers Dr. Erick Ramirez and Dr. Scott LaBarge.
Michael uses a series of coin flips and a large group of people to demonstrate the “wisdom of the crowd.”
Michael recruits local Vsauce fans for his Brain experiment, and fields questions in a Q&A setting.
Michael shares memories with his mom, who has saved everything from his childhood - from report cards to his space camp jacket.
Michael takes Dr. Chris Eliasmith on a tour through his high school, including his forensics team’s wall of fame.
Michael conducts his own version of the famous “jelly bean jar” experiment and reveals the statistical significance of the results.
Michael learns the true story behind Stanford Prison Experiment guard Dave Eshleman’s “John Wayne” moniker.
Michael learns more about Ben Blum’s cousin Alex and his personal transformation after participating in an armed bank robbery
Michael meets with Caitlin Doughty and learns about a death-positive culture in Indonesia, where relatives keep their dead loved ones in their homes.
Michael meets with psychologists Dr. Jeff Greenberg and Dr. Sheldon Solomon to discuss how death affects our world views.
Michael visits Alcor life extension and learns about the first person to ever be frozen using cryonics.
Michael visits Alcor life extension and learns about the family behind – and preserved by – cryonics.
Michael discusses the philosophy of death, and its changing definition, with Dr. Max More, CEO of Alcor life extension.
Michael and Dr. Douglas Vakoch discuss Barnard’s Star, the closest star to our solar system, within the context of sending messages into space.
Michael and Dr. Steven Vance discuss the famous “Golden Record”, which was sent aboard NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft.
Stevens talks about fear and if there exists an innate fear of which all people are afraid.
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.
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