8 TED Talks You Won't Trust Your Brain After Watching

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

A new portion of answers to entertaining questions. This time - about our brain, perception and irrational behavior. You will find out why we like solving crossword puzzles, why we need bacon when dubbing films, and what tricks do scammers use to trick inexperienced people.

1. How evolution has influenced our perception

Bo Lotto offers the audience a game with optical illusions, in which you have to see reality as it really is. It turns out it's not that easy. Our brains know how to see colors, but context affects the perception in many ways.

2. What methods are used by psychics-scammers

This talk will focus on people who, like magicians, make a living by deceiving people. True, unlike magicians, this does not bring joy to others, but financial and moral damage. James Randi exposes the tricks of psychics and astrologers, and at the beginning of the speech he takes a "lethal" dose of homeopathic pills.

3. What techniques do sound designers use?

Almost all of the sounds you hear in movies are fake. Just listen: this is not the sound of rain, but the crunch of bacon in a frying pan. When you hear the crunch of bones, it's actually celery or frozen salad. Using the example of the sound design industry, Thassos Franzolas shows how easily our brain accepts a lie.

4. How to do complex calculations in your mind

Arthur Benjamin loves two things - math and magic. In this speech, he competes with calculators: he squares three-digit numbers, quickly counts in his head and guesses birthdays. And although magicians usually do not reveal their secrets, this math will tell you how to repeat his tricks.

5. How to make magic with an iPod

The performance of the illusionist Marco Tempest is a reflection on the role of deception in life and art. With the help of three screens and sleight of hand, he creates real magic, from which it is difficult to take your eyes off.

6. Why we like solving puzzles

A magician and crossword writer at The New York Times understands one of the most important human impulses - the desire to solve problems. The need to create order out of chaos is as important to us as sleep or food.

7. How to avoid irrational behavior

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely explores the illusion of independent decision making with real life examples. We often act contrary to rationality and our own benefit. From the video you will learn why the brain fails us and why we are engaged in self-deception.

8. What makes you different from others

Psychologists love to give people general characteristics. If you are an introvert, it means that you are afraid of communication, you have less sex and speak floridly. If an extrovert, the opposite is true. But Brian Little is more interested in the moments when we act in a manner unusual for us. When we become not who we seem to be.