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
as Self - Host
Episodes
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 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 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 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? 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 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 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 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…