Normal people can become monsters given the right situation. That’s the standard narrative of the Stanford Prison Experiment, one of the most famous psychological experiments of all time. But what if the cause of its participants’ cruel behavior wasn’t what we’ve always been told?
The Fermi Paradox introduces a thought-provoking puzzle, leading us to wonder why the seemingly endless universe is so devoid of life. Within the countless celestial phenomena and cosmic elements, could phosphorus be the missing piece to this enigmatic puzzle? As a fundamental building block of life, this essential element could […]
If I could live forever, should I? How does being reminded of our own mortality affect us psychologically? In this episode I speak with mortician and death positivity activist Caitlin Doughty and visit a cryonics facility trying to extend human life indefinitely. Will I take them up on their offer, […]
Are we alone in the universe? Even if we could contact aliens, what would we say? How would we say it? And, most importantly, should we even be trying to make contact at all? This episode takes me on a journey to compose and send my own personal message into […]
How can a lie become true? In this episode, Dr. Aaron Blaisdell and I create a game show that is actually a giant “human Skinner Box” to observe the formation of superstitious beliefs. And Dr. Samuel Veissière helps me design and perform a placebo reverse exorcism, harnessing the power of […]
To celebrate, 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 […]
Everyone is scared of something … but what’s the SCARIEST thing? Is it even possible to answer such a question? In this special I explore the dark recesses of the mind to learn how fears are born and whether there exists a grand, unifying terror. FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tweetsauce […]
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Viral videos show people with “magnetic arms” after a vaccine, so what is GOING ON!? The Reason Conspiracy Theories Work: https://youtu.be/tfVgHRPC7Ao PODCAST on OUR VACCINE JOURNEY: https://youtu.be/b5NRK2rQK6U FOLLOW US! Instagram: https://instagram.com/asapscience Facebook: https://facebook.com/asapscience Twitter: https://twitter.com/asapscience TikTok: @AsapSCIENCE Written by: Greg Brown Edited by: Luka Šarlija Are COVID Vaccines Causing Magnetism? […]
𝕴𝖓 𝕯𝖊𝖋𝖊𝖓𝖘𝖊 𝕺𝖋 𝕮𝖔𝖒𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖆𝖓𝖘 Even the geniuses at CERN use Comic Sans: http://img.clubic.com/05281294-photo-presentation-boson-higgs-cern.jpg Gunnarolla’s AWESOME Comic Sans SONG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBibXwwLBts David Kadavy’s “Why You Hate Comic Sans” [great read]: http://kadavy.net/blog/posts/why-you-hate-comic-sans/ David Kadavy’s video: http://youtu.be/4X4f83C8ANg ALL music by Jake Chudnow: http://www.youtube.com/jakechudnow http://www.soundcloud.com/JakeChudnow Great book about type: Simon Garfields JUST MY TYPE: […]
