👁How to tell if you have seasonal affective disorder
🧠Kelly Rohan
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣As winter approaches, shorter days spark a cascade of changes within the brains of animals. As a result, groundhogs retreat to their burrows for hibernation, weasels’ coats turn from brown to white, and birds cease their singing. And scientists are finding that seasonal behavioral changes similarly happen for some humans. Kelly Rohan digs into what we know about seasonal affective disorder. [Directed by Avi Ofer, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott, music by Cem Misirlioglu].
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👁How does light therapy help treat seasonal depression?
🧠Kelly Rohan
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣As winter approaches, shorter days spark a cascade of changes within the brains of animals. As a result, groundhogs retreat to their burrows for hibernation, weasels’ coats turn from brown to white, and birds cease their singing. And scientists are finding that seasonal behavioral changes similarly happen for some humans. Kelly Rohan digs into what we know about seasonal affective disorder. [Directed by Avi Ofer, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott, music by Cem Misirlioglu].
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👁How ibogaine could treat depression and anxiety
🧠Nolan Williams
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣The late Stanford neuroscientist Nolan Williams shares his research on the potential of a plant-derived psychoactive compound called ibogaine to help people with traumatic brain injury recover from PTSD, depression and anxiety. (Followed by a brief Q&A with Head of TED Chris Anderson)
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👁Can you "see" images in your mind? Some people can't
🧠Adam Zeman
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣When reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," most readers visualize the queen’s croquet game play out in their heads. A few might see the scene in vivid detail. However, a small fraction of readers have a drastically different experience: within their heads, they "see" absolutely nothing. Why do some people have an inability to visualize images? Adam Zeman explores the science of aphantasia. [Directed by Biljana Labović, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Cem Misirlioglu, WORKPLAYWORK].
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👁What’s the best position to sleep in?
🧠Rachel Marie E. Salas
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Sleep positions go by countless creative names— the zombie, mountain climber, free faller, soldier, and more. Yet sleep experts typically simplify them into the basic types: side, stomach, or back. Individual sleep styles are highly personal, but how we spend the night affects our bodies and health in several ways. So, what’s the best position to sleep in? Rachel Marie E. Salas investigates. [Directed by Sofia Pashaei, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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👁One of the most controversial medical procedures in history
🧠Jenell Johnson
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣In 1935, researchers found that after removing the frontal lobes of two chimps, they no longer experienced frustration or anxiety. Neurologist Egas Moniz believed that replicating this in humans could cure mental illness— leading to one of the most controversial and destructive medical treatments of the 20th century: the lobotomy. Jenell Johnson uncovers the history of the procedure. [Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Cem Misirlioglu, Greg Chudzik].
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👁Can you picture things in your mind? I can't
🧠Alex Rosenthal
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Picture this: a rocket ship crash-lands on a planet, and an alien approaches the spacecraft. What do you see in your mind when you visualize this scene? For Alex Rosenthal (and many others), the answer is: absolutely nothing. Exploring the fascinating science of aphantasia, or the inability to generate mental images, he shows why our minds are much more different than we think.
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👁How some friendships last — and others don’t
🧠Iseult Gillespie
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Friendships can change how we see and move through the world. They can boost our academic performance, help us deal with setbacks, and even improve our health. And the relationships we form in adolescence can shape our beliefs, values, and emotional growth. But making and maintaining friends isn’t always easy. Iseult Gillespie shares how to build healthy friendship habits. [Directed by Biljana Labović, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Salil Bhayani].
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👁3 reasons to take risks like a teenager
🧠Adriana Galván
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Is embracing your inner teenager the key to thriving in adulthood? Neuroscientist Adriana Galván shares three powerful lessons from decades of research into adolescent brain development, exploring what teens can teach us about embracing uncertainty, challenging the status quo and taking strategic risks — all tools for a bold, brave life.
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👁How to make your stress work for you
🧠Shannon Odell
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣An upcoming project deadline, a fight with a family member, or even an embarrassing moment can easily trigger our body’s stress response. While we can’t always control what life throws at us, there are ways to better prepare for stressful events we may experience. So, how can we train our minds and bodies to manage our stress response? Shannon Odell shares best practices for dealing with stress. [Directed by Biljana Labović, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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👁The new science of eyewitness memory
🧠John Wixted
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣We've built a legal system that distrusts eyewitness memory — backed by cautionary science and high-profile exonerations. John Wixted, a leading psychology researcher, challenges this conventional wisdom with a counterintuitive finding: the problem might not be memory itself but how (and when) courts test it.
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👁What staying up all night does to your brain
🧠Anna Rothschild
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣You’re just one history final away from a relaxing spring break. But you still have so much to study! You decide to follow in the footsteps of many students before you, and pull an all-nighter. So, what happens to your brain when you stay up all night? And does cramming like this actually help you prepare for a test? Anna Rothschild explores how a sleepless night impacts your cognitive function. [Directed by Biljana Labović, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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👁I taught rats to drive. They taught me to enjoy the ride
🧠Kelly Lambert
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣What can happy rats teach us about human joy? Behavioral neuroscientist Kelly Lambert describes how her team trained rats to drive tiny cars to earn treats — and noticed something surprising about how effort and anticipation affect the brain. The experiment opens new questions about how reward, agency and "behaviorceuticals" might help build resilience and support mental health.
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👁The clever trick used by sports betting apps
🧠Shannon Odell
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Sports gambling has become more popular than ever. Mobile apps make it easier to place bets anywhere or anytime, especially for young people who make up the fastest-growing demographic. And the sports betting apps work just like the games in a casino— built to ensure that the house always wins. So, what exactly are the tricks these apps use? Shannon Odell shares what keeps you playing and paying. [Directed by Biljana Labović, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by André Aires].
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👁Does hypnosis ever actually work?
🧠Devin Terhune
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣In the 19th century, Scottish surgeon James Braid revolutionized the field of hypnotism, transitioning the practice towards inducing a sleep-like state. Today, hypnosis is used in psychiatry as a helpful medical tool, yet it still holds an entrancing place in popular fantasy. So, is there any truth to what it can accomplish? Or is it just illusion? Devin Terhune explores the power of suggestion. [Directed by Leah Putnam, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Stephen LaRosa, Wonder Boy Audio].
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👁The art and science of wine tasting
🧠Qian Janice Wang
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣No two people taste wine the same way, and science is starting to show us why. Sensory scientist Qian Janice Wang explores why experts and beginners experience complexity so differently — revealing that what makes a wine great may have less to do with what's in the glass and more to do with what's happening in your brain.
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👁The fascinating reason you loved peek-a-boo
🧠 TED-Ed
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣In Italy, it’s called il gioco del cucù. Palestinians say ba' 'éno. And in Japan, it’s inaīnaibā! Peek-a-boo is a near universal source of laughter and connection for infants and adults— it’s the first game that almost everyone plays. So what is it about this goofy game that babies love so much? Dig into how this simple game promotes the development of our cognitive, motor, and social skills. [Directed by Homework Studio, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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👁Why AI is unlikely to become conscious
🧠Anil Seth
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣We see consciousness in AI the same way we see faces in clouds, says neuroscientist Anil Seth. He explores the all-too-human tendency to project inner life onto machines that are brilliant mimics, not sentient beings, and gives a definitive answer to the urgent question: Will AI ever gain consciousness?
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👁Why AI isn't going to become conscious
🧠Anil Seth
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣We see consciousness in AI the same way we see faces in clouds, says neuroscientist Anil Seth. He explores the all-too-human tendency to project inner life onto machines that are brilliant mimics, not sentient beings, and gives a definitive answer to the urgent question: Will AI ever gain consciousness?
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👁Do imaginary friends make you smarter?
🧠 TED-Ed
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Amia and her friend Zelba have been inseparable for nearly a year. They share secrets, play games, and rule over imaginary kingdoms. Amia sometimes has bad ideas, and Zelba goes along with them anyway. Amia is very real, but Zelba... is not. So, what leads kids to create these fictional figures? Explore why children invent imaginary companions and what skills they can develop through pretend play. [Directed by Caitlin McCarthy, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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