Season 2
(2017)
Overview
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 testing psychedelic drugs in the Amazon jungle to investigating how unsuspecting test subjects handle terrifying life-or-death decisions, each …
Cast
as Self - Host
Episodes
The Greater Good 0.0
December 6, 2017
Would you reroute a train to run over one person to prevent it from running over five others? In the classic “Trolley P…
The Psychedelic Experience 8.0
December 6, 2017
Do psychedelic drugs really bring about self-healing and personal enlightenment? New research says they may. In this …
Interrogation 0.0
December 6, 2017
Psychology. Neuroscience. Drugs. All can be tools of interrogation. In this episode, an expert shows me how to coer…
Your Brain on Tech 0.0
December 6, 2017
Technology isn’t just changing our lives. It’s literally changing our brains -- and maybe for the better. In this epi…
How to Make a Hero 0.0
December 13, 2017
What makes a hero? Dr. Philip Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment, now runs semin…
The Power of Suggestion 0.0
December 20, 2017
Exactly how do placebos work? Researchers believe that, through the power of suggestion, placebos may unleash the powe…
Divergent Minds 0.0
December 27, 2017
Scientists can’t dissect living people’s brains to study their function. But by examining the behavior of people whose …
The Electric Brain 0.0
January 3, 2018
Our nervous system is fundamentally electric. We move our arm by sending a signal to the muscles that control it. That …