Explain the Brain

Explain the Brain


Latest Episodes

Ep. 9 Catherine Snow and the Development of Language
October 07, 2014

What's really important when it comes to raising …

Ep. 8 David Eagleman and Synesthesia
September 23, 2014

What's really going on in the minds of synesthete…

Ep. 7 Charles Nelson and Fear
September 09, 2014

When you see someone with a frightened face, it's…

Ep. 6 Mahzarin Banaji and Unconscious Biases
August 26, 2014

This Harvard psychologist's work has shown that m…

Ep. 5 David Eagleman and Neurolaw
August 11, 2014

Conventional thinking about brains and blame can …

Ep. 4 Jean Berko Gleason and How We Learn to Talk
July 29, 2014

When it comes to learning language, kids aren't j…

Ep. 3 David Eagleman and Our Perception of Time
July 15, 2014

That whole idea of an internal clock? It's a lie.

Ep. 2: Karen Adolph and Babies on the Move
June 11, 2014

This New York University psychologist sends infan…

Ep. 1: Abigail Baird and Troublesome Teens
June 11, 2014

This Vassar College psychologist blames adolescen…

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