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WATCH: The Power of Curiosity... (have you seen it?)

What if... we could print all of the pages of Wikipedia on the head of a pin? Okay, it seems like a silly question, but I'm here to argue that it's important to ask silly questions. Two groups are great at asking questions: kids and smart adults. But the average person forgets to be curious. All forms of curiosity are important – they can lead to practical ideas as well. Here's my take on the power of curiosity.

Oh, and stay curious 🤔

A lot of us can stop and visualize things in a flash – a rainbow, your breakfast table, your Mum's 80s haircut. But "visualizing" isn't the norm for everyone – some people don't imagine things in a visual way. While our "mind's eye" allows a lot of us to see things in our head, other people imagine with words or concepts – in non-visual ways. 

Aphantasia is a recently named condition where people don't experience visuals in their mind – sometimes the images are to a lesser degree, sometimes they're completely absent. 

NEW VIDEO! The Neuroscience of Creativity. When do your spontaneous thoughts become creative ideas? 

Your brain uses lots of different pathways to communicate – which form complex networks in your brain. Creativity depends on the cooperation of two competing networks: one that generates spontaneous thoughts (the default mode network) and the executive control center of the brain that governs everything else. Our random, free-flowing thoughts that are worthy of further exploration pop into our consciousness when they're recruited by the executive control network.

NEW VIDEO! Artificial Intelligence Can Hallucinate, Too.

So... Can artificial intelligence tell the difference between labradoodles and fried chicken?  We DEMAND answers. 

NEW VIDEO! How do you hear your inner voice? You know, that little person in your head... wait, is there a voice in YOUR head? 

We all hear our inner monologues and inner dialogue a little differently – for some of us it’s our voice, a made up voice, images or patterns. So... Do YOU have an inner voice at all? 

NEW VIDEO! Ways to Bring the Brain Dead ‘Back to Life’

Would you want to get a brain cell transplant? And just how many cells can have replaced without fulling becoming a whole new person?

NEW VIDEO! Are you a night owl... or a morning person? Find out why...

NEW VIDEO! This Paradox Could Kill You. 

The Allais Paradox shows we don't always make decisions that align with our wants and needs. So, would you prefer a higher chance of living, or a longer life? And then, which pills did you choose?