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How do I stop projecting when the person is reinforcing some of my insecurities with insults? I give examples of projecting your own thoughts onto others. I define the unconscious vs...

Defense mechanisms are a set of mental strategies we use to ward off anxiety. These range from the primitive, like denial and projection, to more complex ones like sublimation. In this video I share five of the most common primitive...

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Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) highlights the core difference between the social sciences and natural sciences, involving intentionality.

Movie mistakes are an inherent part of any movie - it’s almost impossible to make movies without taking certain “creative liberties” to enrich and supplement the plot. In this video, we’ll take a look at some common movie myths...

Linda Hillringhouse is a self-taught painter who has shown her work at many local museums and galleries throughout the Tri-State area including the Newark and Paterson Museums, the Ben Shahn Center for Visual Arts at William Paterson...

In the age of corporate transparency, CEOs are measured by their mission and ability to bring in new voices and talent. How can you actually make a company equal in opportunity, and in pay? Art Peck, former president and CEO of Gap,...

How does our brain shape our entire perspective of the world? Neuroscientist, Dr Sarah McKay, does her best to explain in an elevator ride.

Many have been sceptical of Freud's claim that unconscious desires control our lives. Yet recent studies show the conscious brain processes only a tiny fraction of the brain as a whole. Are hidden desires and secret thoughts driving our...

Many have been sceptical of Freud's claim that unconscious desires control our lives. Yet recent studies show the conscious brain processes only a tiny fraction of the brain as a whole. Are hidden desires and secret thoughts driving our...

We've learned a lot about brains in this series, and the types of perceptions they can facilitate. But how exactly does the brain produce consciousness? Furthermore, what exactly is consciousness? Where is it located in the brain? Let's...

This video explores the fascinating world of dreams, discussing their nature, purpose, and the various theories surrounding them. Explore the vivid experiences during the rapid eye movement stage of sleep and the role dreams play in...

This video discusses the importance of recognizing and minimizing unconscious biases in order to think critically and make informed decisions. It explores the like me bias and groupthink phenomenon, offering strategies to overcome them,...

In 1865, The Lancet, the medical journal, called upon any person, criminal or not, to prove that waving a chloroform-drenched handkerchief was enough to knock someone out. To date, nobody has stepped forward!



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Many have been sceptical of Freud's claim that unconscious desires control our lives. Yet recent studies show the conscious brain processes only a tiny fraction of the brain as a whole. Are hidden desires and secret thoughts driving our...

A lot of Sigmund Freud's ideas have been debunked over the years (Oedipus Complex, penis envy, psychosexual stages of development...to name a few). But Freud's greatest invention, psychoanalysis, has lived on. Granted, today it is not...

Jackson Pollock's paintings have a fractal quality to them. This video explores the reasons this may be so captivating.

How to pronounce the Idiom 'out like a light.' Improve your American Accent / spoken English at Rachel's English with video-based lessons and exercises.

"Surrealism" has become shorthand for the bizarre, the irrational, the hallucinatory. But what IS it? Or what WAS it? Today we delve into the history of Surrealism, as it formed in post-World War I Europe and as it has infiltrated our...

This video discusses Freud's theory of psychosexual development, which claims that our experiences during childhood can lead to fixations and personality traits later in life. It also explains the concept of the unconscious mind and how...

Have you ever wondered why some people claim to see the face of Jesus in their toast? Well, psychologists at the University of Toronto did. But what possible use can such research have? This film looks at the usefulness of psychological...

This film looks at the concept of ""Usefulness"" in psychological research in terms of how useful research is to both psychology as a discipline and wider society.