December 6, 2017 – Selection Videos

December 6, 2017 in Science & Technology

Uncut False Confession – Mind Field S2

Expert Melissa Russano elicits a false confession from one of our test subjects in this fascinating, uncut session.

December 6, 2017 in Science & Technology

Full Shaman Song

Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3lWVLuc6CE Peruvian Shaman Daniel performs his icaro (healing chant) in its entirety.

December 6, 2017 in Science & Technology

Technology isn’t just changing our lives. It’s literally changing our brains — and maybe for the better. In this episode, I’m a human lab rat in a groundbreaking study at UC Irvine, where scientists test how playing 3D video games affects my spatial memory. Will 10 days of gaming improve my ability to physically navigate a giant, 60-foot maze? And will an fMRI machine detect any physical changes to my brain? Available with YouTube Premium – https://www.youtube.com/premium/originals. To see if Premium is available in your country, click here: https://goo.gl/A3HtfP Special thanks to Innovation First / Micro Robotic Creatures

December 6, 2017 in Science & Technology

Your Brain on Tech

December 6, 2017 in Science & Technology

Truth Serums and False Confessions

Psychology. Neuroscience. Drugs. All can be tools of interrogation. In this episode, an expert shows me how to coerce unsuspecting subjects into signing false confessions; a police psychologist questions me about my personal life after I am injected with a truth serum; and I match wits against a new brainwave-reading lie-detection method developed at Northwestern University. Available with YouTube Premium – https://www.youtube.com/premium/originals. To see if Premium is available in your country, click here: https://goo.gl/A3HtfP

December 6, 2017 in Science & Technology

Ayahuasca

Do psychedelic drugs really bring about self-healing and personal enlightenment? New research says they may. In this episode, I travel to the Amazonian jungle of Peru to experience the mind-expanding effects of the psychedelic brew Ayahuasca. I’m joined by Imperial College London’s Head of Psychedelic Research, Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, who measures the impact of Ayahuasca on my brain. Available with YouTube Premium – https://www.youtube.com/premium/originals. To see if Premium is available in your country, click here: https://goo.gl/A3HtfP The paintings Jehua Supai – Espiritus Sublimes and Soplo del Banco Puma are featured in the book The Ayahuasca Visions of Pablo Amaringo, by

December 6, 2017 in Science & Technology

The Trolley Problem in Real Life

Would you reroute a train to run over one person to prevent it from running over five others? In the classic “Trolley Problem” survey, most people say they would. But I wanted to test what people would actually do in a real-life situation. In the world’s first realistic simulation of this controversial moral dilemma, unsuspecting subjects will be forced to make what they believe is a life-or-death decision. Partner Rating: TV14 Available with YouTube Premium – https://www.youtube.com/premium/originals. To see if Premium is available in your country, click here: https://goo.gl/A3HtfP

December 6, 2017 in Science & Technology

The Trolley Problem in Real Life

December 6, 2017 in Science & Technology

Mind Field Season 2 – Official Trailer

Watch the official trailer for Mind Field Season 2, a YouTube Red Original Series. Premieres December 6! In the second season of Mind Field, creator/host Michael Stevens takes us on an even deeper dive into the mysterious depths of the human psyche. Working with top Universities and cutting-edge Research Labs, Michael travels the world to explore the latest frontiers in psychology and neuroscience through groundbreaking demonstrations that test the powers and limits of the human mind. From investigating psychedelic drugs in the Amazon jungle to testing how unsuspecting test subjects handle terrifying life-or-death decisions, each episode offers an unprecedented journey

December 6, 2017 in Science & Technology