Season 3 poster

Season 3

(2018)

Overview

In the third season of Mind Field, creator/host Michael Stevens continues his never-ending quest to uncover the inner workings of the human mind. With unprecedented access to leading universities and researchers who are turning science fiction into science fact, Michael travels farther than he ever has before, designing demonstrations which put theories to the test in the real world.

Cast

Michael Stevens as Self - Host
Michael Stevens

as Self - Host

Episodes

The Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis poster

The Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis 9.0

December 5, 2018

Humans are the only Earthlings with complex language. But at what cost was that ability acquired? In this episode, Mich…

Moral Licensing poster

Moral Licensing 7.0

December 5, 2018

How are our moral decisions influenced by factors we’re not aware of? A phenomenon known as Moral Licensing claims that…

The Stilwell Brain poster

The Stilwell Brain 0.0

December 12, 2018

There are 100 billion individual neurons in the human brain. Working together, they allow us to make sense of, and move…

The Stanford Prison Experiment poster

The Stanford Prison Experiment 0.0

December 19, 2018

Normal people can become monsters, given the right situation. That’s the standard narrative of the Stanford Prison Expe…

Should I Die? poster

Should I Die? 0.0

December 26, 2018

If I could live forever, should I? How does being reminded of our own mortality affect us psychologically? In this epis…

How to Talk to Aliens poster

How to Talk to Aliens 0.0

January 2, 2019

Are we alone in the universe? Even if we could contact aliens, what would we say? How would we say it? And, most import…

Behavior and Belief poster

Behavior and Belief 0.0

January 9, 2019

How can a lie become true? In this episode, Dr. Aaron Blaisdell and I create a game show that is actually a giant "huma…

Mind Reading poster

Mind Reading 0.0

January 16, 2019

In this episode I visit a researcher who is studying memory by using machine learning and neuroimaging to detect and pr…