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Brain

Disgusting dining

Make a delicious and disgusting fake poo, and learn about how our emotions form.

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Brain

Multitasking mayhem

Learn how different parts of your brain deal with different tasks, test your multitasking skills, and explore how some

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a girl in school uniform is tryin to solve a maze by looking at its reflection in the mirror

Brain

Baffling body illusions

Confuse your body with eight illusions to experiment with your sense of 'proprioception'.

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Brain

Small, or far away?

Experiment with your perception of distance and size by making the amazing Ames room illusion.

Small, or far away? Read more
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Brain

Hollow masks

Baffle your brain with the famous 'hollow mask illusion', and experiment with how it works by making your own.

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Brain

Memory masters

Investigate how your memory works, and learn a cunning trick to help memorise lots of things.

Memory masters Read more
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Brain

How Do Our Brains Perceive the World Around Us? - with Anil Seth

How does our brain translate visual signals into a conscious experience?

How Do Our Brains Perceive the World Around Us? - with Anil Seth Read more
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Brain

Is Reality a Controlled Hallucination? - with Anil Seth

How does our biology give rise to the experience of consciousness?

Is Reality a Controlled Hallucination? - with Anil Seth Read more
Video Changing Consciousness with Psychoactive Plants - with Michael Pollan and Jules Evans

Brain

Changing Consciousness with Psychoactive Plants - with Michael Pollan and Jules Evans

Humans have changed their consciousness with plants for millennia; from the legally and socially acceptable consumption of

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Video What Do Our Brains Do When We're Dreaming?- with Mark Solms

Brain

What Do Our Brains Do When We're Dreaming?- with Mark Solms

Sigmund Freud was the first scientist to support the popular notion that dreams are meaningful. Fifty years later, the discovery

What Do Our Brains Do When We're Dreaming?- with Mark Solms Read more

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