YT: Decades ago, few pediatricians had heard of autism. In 1975, 1 in 5,000 kids was estimated to have it. Today, 1 in 68 is on the autism spectrum. What caused this steep rise? Steve Silberman points... continue reading

posted by Zawash 8 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 263 views • 13:49

While bigotry and racism have become increasingly unacceptable in modern society, research indicates even the most accepting persons are not as open-minded as they think. Social psychologist Josh Correll... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 321 views • 4:15

Hank thinks about the diversity and productivity of the boundaries between biomes and what that might mean for individuals, culture, and democracy. Particularly, our democracy, which maybe needs some help. -yt ... continue reading

posted by eric3579 9 years 3 months ago • 260 views • 3:55

Greed is good. War is inevitable. Whether in political theory or popular culture, human nature is often portrayed as selfish and power hungry. UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner challenges this notion... continue reading

posted by enoch 9 years 4 months 1 week ago • 2,027 views • 4:37

YouTube: In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank tackles some difficult topics dealing with prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination.

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 592 views • 9:54

Slate.com: Welcome back to "Ask a Homo," Outward's no-judgement answer service for all your questions on LGBTQ politics, culture, etiquette, language, and other queer conundrums. This week, Bryan Lowder... continue reading

posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 9 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 252 views • 4:10

YouTube Description: So what does perception even mean? What's the difference between seeing something and making sense of it? In today's episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank gives us some insight... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 1 month 2 weeks ago • 205 views • 10:00

YouTube: Hanu Dixit music: https://www.youtube.com/user/HanuDixit0003 Vsauce video about the FRAME RATE of the eye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buSaywCF6E8 Feature Film numbers [PDF]: http://www.uis.unesco.org... continue reading

posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 1 month 3 weeks ago • 383 views • 9:43

YouTube Description: Why are humans so aberrant - that is to say - why do all human cultures have marriage-like institutions while 90 percent of mammalian species are promiscuous? The neuroscientist... continue reading

posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 3 months 2 weeks ago • 205 views • 4:20

"Mr. Feenie talks about how people of today's generation values pop culture and technology more than a solid education." From http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1u8rku/boy_meets_world_being_real_as_fuck/... continue reading

posted by ant 1 decade 3 months 4 weeks ago • 375 views • 1:46

YouTube Description: music by http://www.youtube.com/Jakechudnow and http://www.audionetwork.com brusspup anamorphic illusions: [See YouTube description] ANOMALOUS MOTION by Akiyoshi Kitaoka:... continue reading

posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,600 views • 10:48

Via Open Culture: Not long ago we posted the only known recording of Sigmund Freud’s voice. Today we present rare home movies of the founder of modern psychology, captured during the last decade of his life. ... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 5 months ago • 133 views • 2:03

"Why is the sky blue? It's a question that you'd think kids have been asking for thousands of years, but it might not be that old at all. The ancient Greek poet Homer never used a word for blue in The... continue reading

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