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2026-09-10 · 1:50
Unlock the power of simple kindness #psychology
A small act of kindness can change a day. Everyone has a story, and a smile might be just what they need.
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1:51Upcoming
Biohacking your life or just counting it? Tool vs trap #psychology
Technology can be a tool or a trap. Are you caught in the cycle of tracking and productivity without meaning? Reflect on purpose and what truly matters.
1:27Upcoming
The side effects of praying five times a day #psychology
The hidden side effects of prayer: five scheduled moments a day to unplug, reflect and find tranquility amid the chaos.
2026-09-09 · 2:36
Miscommunication is the hidden relationship destroyer #psychology
Communication is key to deep connections. Misunderstandings create gaps, but when we align our words and emotions we grow together. Here is how to bridge those gaps.
2026-09-08 · 1:20
Stop scrolling. 30 seconds of silence. What surfaced? #psychology
A quick exercise in silence: pause the swiping, listen to your thoughts, and notice what surfaces. When was the last time you leaned into stillness?
2026-09-07 · 1:24
Does the content you consume make you content? #psychology
Does the content you consume on a daily, hourly, weekly basis actually contribute to your contentment? I'm connecting the word content to contentment, so you think about whether what you feed your brain is additive or subtractive.
2026-09-05 · 1:59
The secret to being human in a hyper-stimulus world #psychology
In a fast-paced, hyper-stimulated world, remember to just be human. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the most effective: warmth over cold professionalism.
2026-08-23 · 21:30
10 Thinking Traps That Bend Reality — Cognitive Distortions, Part 1
Ten of the twenty classic cognitive distortions, explained one at a time by a registered psychologist: what each thinking habit is, why the brain does it, and what to notice instead. Part 1 of 2.
2024-02-21 · 16:40
Session 001 - The ??????? Bias - a Psychologist's Reflection
Session 001 of a psychologist's reflection series on a common cognitive bias — how biased thinking shows up in everyday life and what a clinical lens adds to noticing it.
2023-09-01 · 44:27
The Milgram Experiment (1962) - Documentary
The classic 1962 documentary footage of Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments — landmark, ethically contentious research on how ordinary people respond to authority.
2021-04-20 · 10:18
How anger goes out of control Anger in the brain
Educational piece on how anger escalates and what happens in the brain when it goes out of control — the neuroscience behind losing your temper, in plain language.
2017-11-12 · 9:20
George Galloway destroys Sky News reporter
Archival clip of British politician George Galloway in a combative Sky News interview — useful viewing for analysing rhetoric, framing and conflict dynamics in adversarial media exchanges.
2017-11-12 · 10:01
PHANTOM LIMB - Psychology - Homunculus
Archival psychology explainer on phantom limb phenomena and the cortical homunculus — how the brain's body map can keep 'feeling' a limb that is no longer there.
2017-10-18 · 2:38
Aung Sang Suu Kyi
Short archival piece on Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese political figure and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate — a study in leadership, resilience and the complexities of public moral standing.
2017-10-18 · 4:36
What is racism? How do we ...
A short educational piece asking what racism is and how we might respond to it — an accessible starting point for thinking about prejudice, bias and discrimination.
2015-02-12 · 8:57
Secrets of sleep Sleep deprivation Peter Tripp Pt 1 of 2
Part 1 of an archival documentary segment on the secrets of sleep and the famous Peter Tripp 'wakeathon' — what extreme sleep deprivation did to a 1959 radio DJ's mind and body.
2015-02-12 · 5:10
Secrets of sleep Sleep deprivation Peter Tripp Pt2 2
Part 2 of the archival sleep-deprivation segment following Peter Tripp's 1959 wakeathon — the aftermath of going without sleep and what it reveals about the sleeping brain.
2013-08-01 · 10:00
FOX NEWS: Embarrassing Interview - REZA ASLAN vs LAUREN GREEN [ ORIGINAL - UNEDITED]
Archival upload of the widely discussed 2013 Fox News interview between religious scholar Reza Aslan and host Lauren Green — a case study in interviewer framing, presumption and media bias.