First Aired: February 27th, 2017
Status: Continuing
Network: YouTube
Summary: Twice a week, SciShow Psych digs into the science of...us! SciShow Psych is all about the human brain and how we humans interact with the world.
Hosts Hank Green and Brit Garner explain ground-breaking studies and contextualize psychology throughout history.
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Season 2021
Episode 1: How Music Can Heal the Brain
Air Date: January 7th, 2021
Summary: Sometimes you hear music and you automatically tap your foot, or do a little dance, or walk to the beat. What’s happening in your brain that makes your body move like that? Can music’s effects on movement or speech rewire your brain?
Episode 2: Why Do We Have Such Long Childhoods?
Air Date: January 14th, 2021
Summary: Compared to most animals in the vast kingdom, humans have one of the longest childhoods. And you might think this is so we have time to develop our advanced thinking skills, but scientists think it might not be that simple.
Episode 4: Why You Can’t Listen to Music While You Work
Air Date: January 28th, 2021
Summary: Some people are capable of concentrating in a storm of noise and motion, and some get distracted by the slightest squeak of a classmate’s chair. This has to do with our brain’s ability to filter, and not only are both entirely natural, each can boost our creativity.
Episode 6: Why a Bad Series Finale Ruins the Whole Show
Air Date: February 18th, 2021
Summary: Objectively, some shows end with rough final acts, but we are finding that this isn’t the only factor in our discontent. Unsatisfactory finales also reflect common types of relationships we build with fictional characters.
Episode 7: Is Coding a Math Skill or a Language Skill? Neither? Both?
Air Date: February 25th, 2021
Summary: There are aspects of computer code that look like language and some that seem more like algebra, and since we may be headed for a future where many people will need to learn to code, researchers are interested in figuring out how exactly the brain interprets code.
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