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From the molecular biology of neurons to theories of consciousness, the Mind and Brain channel is devoted to workings of the brain and its emergent mind. All videos in this channel offer some insight into the workings of brains (organic or synthetic). Videos of trippy optical illusions and Derren Brown mind tricks are generally not acceptable - unless, of course, they contain some explanation of how the brain is being manipulated to produce the demonstrated results.
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Display as: Listing | Gallery       22 Shaolin monks performing fingerstandsa clip of two shaolin monks balancing and then performing a fingerstand (a hand stand using only their fingers). The first monk performs it using one finger from each hand, and the second using two fingers from each. An amazing show of strength and focus.  20 National Geographic Explorer-Inside LSDLSDs inventor Albert Hofmann called it "medicine for the soul." The Beatles wrote songs about it. Secret military mind control experiments exploited its hallucinogenic powers. Outlawed in 1966, LSD became... more inside  23 Men's Brains vs Women's BrainsThis is a ten and a half minute clip from Mark's DVD series called "Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage". I find it incredibly humorous how accurate he is about this, in a general sense. 13 BBC Horizon - Why Do We Talk? (Aired 11-10-09)"Talking is something that is unique to humans, yet it still remains a mystery. Horizon meets the scientists beginning to unlock the secrets of speech - including a father who is filming every second of... more inside  38 Homemade fly-killing contraptionThe most wtf way to kill annoying flies. Would likely work better if you stuck something smelly on there, although maybe that picture is scented...  23 Impossible Object Optical Illusion: The box of disbelief.From http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/06/optical-illusion-impossible-object-with-a-twist/ ...  16 Cheerleader Gets Flu Shot, Triggers Neurological DisorderCan't wait to hear someone attribute this to the swine-flu vaccine.  21 TED: How sound affects usPlaying sound effects both pleasant and awful, Julian Treasure shows how sound affects us in four significant ways. Listen carefully for a shocking fact about noisy open-plan offices.  18 New robotic hand can feelA team of scientists from Italy and Sweden has developed what is believed to be the first artificial hand that has feeling. It has been attached to the arm of a 22-year-old man who lost his own hand through cancer.
... more inside   22 Ego: Our Greatest EnemyI had to watch this a few times over, and I still don't fully understand it. Fuck you, ego!  30 TED: Optical illusions show how we seeBeau Lotto's color games puzzle your vision, but they also spotlight what you can't normally see: how your brain works. This fun, first-hand look at your own versatile sense of sight reveals how evolution tints your perception of what's really out there. -TED  20 Derren Brown's Stewie ImpressionDerren Brown posts a short video impression of Stewie from Family Guy. Hilarity ensues. (note the reference of his fail at the Casino was from the recently aired final episode of his Experiments series).  20 How the Brain Invents the MindThe talk starts at 52:00, the first part is "just" an opening statement on something different.  14 Creativity: The Mind, Machines, and Mathematics"Two of the sharpest minds in the computing arena spar gamely, but neither scores a knockdown in one of the oldest debates around: whether machines may someday achieve consciousness. (NB: Viewers may wish... more inside  17 The Human Spark - Running and Big Brains?Alan Alda talks to scientist Dan Lieberman about why the human ability to run could be an important prerequisite for the evolution of our bigger brains -- and the emergence of our human spark.
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