Pleasure and Pain
Exactly how much chocolate can someone eat before enjoyment turns into disgust? Why do people choose to experience the terrifying sensations of bungee-jumping? Can forcing a smile actually create happiness? Using entertaining experiments and person-...
Into the Mind: Mind Control
In this program, host Michael Mosley provides an illustrated history of some of the most notorious psychology experiments ever conducted in science’s attempt to explore behavior, brainwashing, and free will. The survey includes Ivan Pavlov, his fa...
Beauty: Survival of the Prettiest
Poetry leaves beauty to the eye of the beholder. Science, on the other hand, seems to have discovered its parameters—suggesting that the same array of facial components sparks attraction in every culture and country. Without fully surrendering to ...
Into the Mind: Broken Brains
Head injury, epilepsy, experimental surgery gone wrong—in this program, host Michael Mosley provides evidence that these medical misfortunes have helped break new ground in understanding how healthy brains work. Examples include HM, the victim of ...
Into the Mind: Emotions
Where do emotions come from, and why do we experience them? Is there a connection between reason and emotion? In this program, host Michael Mosley uses vintage footage and his own willingness to be a test subject to review classic and sometimes dist...