All Is Not as It Seems
Clip: Episode 1 | 1m 7s
David explains how the brain is tricked by the checker shadow illusion.
David explains how the brain is tricked by the checker shadow illusion. What we see doesn’t necessarily match on to the reality beyond our senses.
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All Is Not as It Seems
Clip: Episode 1 | 1m 7s
David explains how the brain is tricked by the checker shadow illusion. What we see doesn’t necessarily match on to the reality beyond our senses.
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Episode 1 | Alternate Realities: Synesthesia
Clip: Ep1 | 2m 34s | Hannah describes her synesthesia, a condition that fascinates neuroscientists. (2m 34s)
Clip: Ep1 | 1m 53s | The brain is a vast interconnected network of areas that communicate with each other. (1m 53s)
Episode 1 | How the Brain Creates Reality
Clip: Ep1 | 2m 42s | David explains how the brain experiences the outside world without ever having seen it. (2m 42s)
Episode 1 | Messing with Reality
Clip: Ep1 | 4m 37s | David Eagleman experiences a new visual reality – with nauseating consequences. (4m 37s)
Episode 1 | Our Perception of Reality
Clip: Ep1 | 2m 18s | David invites subjects to an experiment that demonstrates how much our brains leave out. (2m 18s)
Episode 1 | Why Time Seems to Slow When We Are in Extremes
Clip: Ep1 | 4m 17s | Wingsuit pilot Jeb Corliss describes his agonizing experience of time distortion. (4m 17s)
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