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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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   15 Skyrim on a TI-84 CalculatorGamesdot.org description:
"YouTube user no9sniper has — to the consternation of high school teachers everywhere — created a simple, text-based RPG that lets you wander around “Skyrim” doing many... more inside Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here 
19 Identifying PsychopathsHow to identify psychopaths in your daily life, in the media, in big business, on reality TV, in school, in Congress, etc… (not really sure about the channel assignments for this one.) Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here  
71 The Man Who Lost His BodyAt 19 years old, Ian Waterman caught a virus that destroyed half his nervous system. He was left like a rag doll, with no sense of touch below the neck, and no idea of where his limbs were unless he could... more inside Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here 
16 TED: Tyler Cowen - Be suspicious of storiesTED: Like all of us, economist Tyler Cowen loves a good story. But in this intriguing talk from TEDxMidAtlantic, he asks us to step away from thinking of our lives -- and our messy, complicated irrational world -- in terms of a simple narrative. Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here 
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20 Dumbest Guy Ever or Why I Never Watch "Reality" TVGeographically challenged moron on UK Big Brother. I used to see videos like this as being faked, but sadly as I get older I've come to believe that this kind of stupidity is closer to the norm than the exception. Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here 
25 TRMS: Laissez-faire is dead, long live Laissez-faire?The current recession has completely proven conservative economic theories false. Why haven't they lost political influence as a result? 1/5/2012 Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here 
14 The Magic of ConsciousnessYT: Daniel Dennett - The Magic of Consciousness
Daniel Dennett is Fletcher Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University.
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16 Zero Degrees of EmpathyProfessor Simon Baron Cohen presents a new way of understanding what it is that leads individuals down negative paths, and challenges all of us to consider replacing the idea of evil with the idea of empathy-erosion.-YT Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here 
12 Jan Cox Explains New IntelligenceJan Cox describes awareness. Of course, everything you know is wrong, but relax,, you are not what you THINK you are. Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here 
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15 Heribert Watzke: The brain in your gutYT description
http://www.ted.com Did you know you have functioning neurons in your intestines -- about a hundred millions of them? Food scientist Heribert Watzke tells us about the "hidden brain" in... more inside Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here 
38 Optical Illusion RugThis moiré pattern consists of static fish on a rug and a table with parallel bars. When you walk around it, the fish appear to move. The firm Clarke Hopkins Clarke won a coveted Red Dot design award for it. - from Neatorama Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here 
15 reddit.com Interviews Noam ChomskyYou can find the thread with the questions here. Another thread with information about the interview is here.
AMA means Ask Me Anything. Reddit has a section devoted to IAMA posts (I Am A). You already... more inside Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here 
15 Dealing With AngerHis Holiness the Dalai Lama talks about dealing with anger in this clip from his visit to Doon School in Dehradun, India, on October 28, 2011. Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here 
14 Richard Dawkins - Discovering The MindRichard Dawkins segment of Stephen Hawkings new series 'Brave New World' about How the human mind may help to aid our continued evolution from debilitating mental illnesses in the future if this research is carried on & progressed. Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here 
42 Very Cool Bicycle Wheel AnimationsThis is a piece created to question whether it was possible to film animation in realtime. Part of my CSM 3rd year disseration project I was looking at proto animation (really early basic animation) in... more inside Copy & Paste: | | Embedding on your site will get you linked here |  Subscribe Top 15 Brain Sifters of All Time Top 3 Brain Sifters of the Past Week Top 10 Lounge Lizards  Newest Appreciated Comments         |
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