All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Color Me Curious

    Whether colors exist; why people see colors; whether it is possible to see colors that are not really there.

  • S01E02 A Spatial Odyssey

    The connection between oneself and the space one lives in; how much one really notices about the world.

  • S01E03 Under Pressure

    Why stress and distractions can radically alter one's experiences.

  • S01E04 Go Team

    Competitiveness.

  • S01E05 A Matter of Taste

    Appearance, smell and culture affect the ways people choose, taste and experience the food they eat.

  • S01E06 Here Comes the Mirror Man

    The concept of "mirroring"; whether a person's eyes are worth following; whether most people would rather fall in line or go their own way.

  • S01E07 Brains, Wheels and Bumpers

    Memory can be both misled and improved; useful shortcuts to brain data.

  • S01E08 Word Play

    The many layers of language; how words evolved; the links between what one sees and hears; the mysterious communication abilities of twins.

  • S01E09 Patterns of Thought

    How the brain identifies patterns to understand the world; how the brain can create patterns even when there are none.

  • S01E10 How Common Is Sense?

    The nature of common sense; the wisdom of the crowd; how many ways there are to trap a mouse.

  • S01E11 Two Lefts Don't Make a Right

    What happens when the brain's two hemispheres work together in harmony, and what happens when they don't.

  • S01E12 The Things Everyone Knows

    Investigating commonly held misconceptions.

  • S01E13 Only Superstition

    The nature of superstitions; psychic readings; confirmation bias; mysterious card tricks.

  • S01E14 Conform to the Norm

    Conformity; standing up to peer pressure.

  • S01E15 The Logical Show

    The nature of logic; how the mind processes cause and effect.

  • S01E16 About Faces

    The human face; recognizing people; perceiving emotions through facial expressions.

  • S01E17 The Big Sleep

    How sleep affects the memory, motor skills and alertness.

  • S01E18 The Power of Positivity

    The many ways that thinking positively or negatively can impact one's decisions and life.

  • S01E19 The Great Human vs. Animal Showdown

    Mankind vs. the animal kingdom in long-distance running, short-term memory and eating competitions.

  • S01E20 Boys and Girls

    Boys and girls talk, listen and think differently.

  • S01E21 Take the Money and Run

    Why a $1 bill is worth more than other slips of paper; how a $20 bill can be worth more than $20; how a wallet on the sidewalk can become virtually invisible.

  • S01E22 A Matter of Perspective

    Perceiving and adapting to changes in distance and direction.