The Remote Control Brain

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The Remote Control Brain

FromInvisibilia

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45 minutes

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Mar 29, 2019

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What would it be like if you could control your mood with a hand held device? Literally turn the device to different settings and make yourself happier and sadder? Alix Spiegel talks to a woman who has that power. If you or somebody you know might need help, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255 or at suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

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Mar 29, 2019

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Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.

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Invisibilia Preview: Invisibilia, a show about the invisible forces that shape human behavior, weaves personal stories with scientific research that will ultimately make you see your own life differently. by Invisibilia
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How to Become Batman by Invisibilia
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The Culture Inside: Is there a part of ourselves that we don't acknowledge, that we don't even have access to and that might make us ashamed if we encountered it? by Invisibilia
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The Problem with the Solution: Americans LOVE solutions. But are there problems we shouldn't try to solve? Lulu visits a town in Belgium with a completely different approach to dealing with mental illness. by Invisibilia
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Outside In: There's a popular idea out there that you can change from the outside in. Power posing. Fake it 'til you make it. If you just assume the pose, inner transformation will follow. Is it true? by Invisibilia
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Our Computers, Ourselves by Invisibilia
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The Secret History of Thoughts: Co-hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller ask the question, "Are my thoughts related to my inner wishes, do they reveal who I really am?" The answer can have profound consequences for your life. by Invisibilia
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Season 2 Trailer by Invisibilia
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Fearless by Invisibilia
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BONUS: Falling Off a Cliff by Invisibilia
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Bonus: Four-Minute Mile by Invisibilia
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The Secret Emotional Life of Clothes: Do clothes have the power to transform us? Seven stories that explore how clothes can change us in quiet but surprising ways with help from Yowei Shaw, Chenjerai Kumanyika and Colin Dwyer. by Invisibilia
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The New Norm: Social norms determine much of your behavior - how you dress, talk, eat and even what you feel. Alix and new co-host, Hanna Rosin, examine two experiments that attempt to shift these norms. by Invisibilia
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The Personality Myth: We like to think of our own personalities, and those of our family and friends as predictable, constant over time. But what if they aren't? What if nothing stays constant over a lifetime? by Invisibilia
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BONUS: Inside Out! by Invisibilia
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The Power Of Categories by Invisibilia
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Season 3 Trailer by Invisibilia
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Rules for Road Tripping by Invisibilia
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Flip the Script: Psychology has a golden rule too: If I am warm, you are usually warm. If I am hostile, you are too. But what happens if you flip the script and meet hostility with warmth? by Invisibilia
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Future Self: We all have a better self, a version of us that is better, more successful. It can inspire us to achieve our dreams, or mock us for everything we have failed to become. by Invisibilia
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Entanglement by Invisibilia
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Bonus: Mr. Kitt by Invisibilia
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BONUS: Catch-Up with Bill Millar by Invisibilia
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True You: What happens when you discover a part of yourself that is so different from who you think you are? Do you hold on to your original self tightly? Do you explore this other self? Or do you just panic? by Invisibilia
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High Voltage (Emotions Part 2): An anthropologist discovers an emotion, and after a tragic event, comes to understand it. And a young woman does the one thing guaranteed to ruin a date, and learns something about her emotional life. by Invisibilia
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Frame of Reference: We all carry an invisible frame of reference in our heads that filters our experience. Alix and Hanna talk to a woman who gets a glimpse of what she's been missing – and then loses it. by Invisibilia
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The Callout: When someone in your community transgresses, do you banish them in an attempt to make the community safer for everyone? WARNING: This episode contains obscenities and descriptions of sex and violence. by Invisibilia
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Emotions: It feels like emotions just come at us, and there is nothing we can do. But we might have it backwards. We look at an unusual legal case and examine a provocative new theory about emotions. by Invisibilia
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BONUS: The Prayer: How one prayer changed a life. by Invisibilia
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The Other Real World: Can a reality show - and telling a certain kind of story - call a different kind of reality into being? by Invisibilia
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The Remote Control Brain

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