SciShow Psych

Show Info

Status
Continuing
Show Type
Documentary
First Aired
27th February 2017
Runtime
5 minutes
Network
YouTube
Air Time
15:00:00
Air Day
Rating

Overview

Twice a week, SciShow Psych digs into the science of...us! SciShow Psych is all about the human brain and how we humans interact with the world. Hosts Hank Green and Brit Garner explain ground-breaking studies and contextualize psychology throughout history.

Episode List:

Season 2020

Episode Airdate Name  
14 17th Feb 2020 The Bizarre Future of Stroke Treatment
13 13th Feb 2020 You Can Inherit Fear?
12 10th Feb 2020 Valentine's Day Is Bad for Relationships (and That's a Good Thing)
11 6th Feb 2020 When Blindsight is 20/20
10 3rd Feb 2020 Are Colors Real?
9 30th Jan 2020 Rorschach: Psychology’s Most Controversial Test
8 27th Jan 2020 What We Often Get Wrong About the Brain's "Language Centers"
7 23rd Jan 2020 When Insomnia Becomes Deadly
6 20th Jan 2020 What If Your Body Didn't Paralyze You During Sleep?
5 16th Jan 2020 Being a Messy Person Has Its Perks
4 13th Jan 2020 Placebos Work Even if You Know They’re Placebos!
3 9th Jan 2020 Why You're More Afraid of Sharks Than Cows
2 6th Jan 2020 Your Brain's Secret to Freestyling
1 2nd Jan 2020 3 Big Things We Learned About the Brain in 2019
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Season 2019

Episode Airdate Name  
100 23rd Dec 2019 When Procrastination Isn't So Bad
99 19th Dec 2019 The Surprising Connection Between Reading and Rhythm
98 16th Dec 2019 When Your Brain Can't Accept Reality: Anosognosia
97 12th Dec 2019 Why Are Some People So Bad at Singing?
96 9th Dec 2019 Why Do So Many People Fall for Robocalls and E-mail Scams?
95 5th Dec 2019 How Psychology Can Explain the Deadly Medieval Dancing Plagues
94 2nd Dec 2019 This Common Drug Could Stop You from Developing PTSD
93 28th Nov 2019 'Tis The Season for Snuggles: The Psychology of Cuffing Season
92 25th Nov 2019 How Stores Try to Manipulate Your Senses to Sell You Stuff
91 21st Nov 2019 How Close Are We to Growing Brains in a Dish?
90 18th Nov 2019 The Very Real Consequences of Weight Discrimination
89 14th Nov 2019 Mental Health Apps: How Medicine Can Keep Up With Tech
88 11th Nov 2019 The Science Behind the Pimple Popping Phenomenon
87 7th Nov 2019 Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
86 4th Nov 2019 Why Diet Might Be a Big Deal for Mental Health
85 31st Oct 2019 Why Do Our Brains Have Distinct Hemispheres?
84 28th Oct 2019 Is Your Brain Ready for Mars?
83 24th Oct 2019 The Bizarre Link Between Blindness and Schizophrenia
82 21st Oct 2019 Want to Speak a Foreign Language Better? Have a Drink
81 17th Oct 2019 If You're Reading This, You've Reshaped Your Brain
80 14th Oct 2019 The Most Common Eating Disorder You've Never Heard Of
79 10th Oct 2019 How Basic Psychology Can Save Kids' Lives
78 7th Oct 2019 Why Tickle Fights Aren't Just for Kids
77 3rd Oct 2019 How to Take the Best Notes, According to Psychology
76 30th Sep 2019 Can These Psychology Strategies Prevent Bullying?
75 26th Sep 2019 We Totally Missed a Different Kind of Dementia for Decades
74 23rd Sep 2019 What Slot Machines Can Tell Us About our Brains
73 19th Sep 2019 We Don't Know How To Type
72 16th Sep 2019 What "Alien Abductions" Say About Our Brains
71 12th Sep 2019 There's More Than One Bipolar Disorder
70 9th Sep 2019 The Good Behavior Game
69 2nd Sep 2019 What Do We Actually Know About Depression? - Compilation
68 29th Aug 2019 You Don't Know Yourself as Well as You Think
67 26th Aug 2019 Why We Like Bad News
66 22nd Aug 2019 Spelunking in the Uncanny Valley
65 19th Aug 2019 Are We Inherently Good?
64 15th Aug 2019 Heads-Up: Depression Isn't the Only Postpartum Disorder
63 12th Aug 2019 Why Is Riding a Bike "Just Like Riding a Bike?"
62 8th Aug 2019 The Dark Side of Needing Closure
61 5th Aug 2019 The FOMO Is Real — But You Can Overcome It
60 1st Aug 2019 Where Are All the Women with ADHD?
59 29th Jul 2019 Kids Aren't As Gullible As You Think
58 25th Jul 2019 Why Do We Go All In on Lost Causes?
57 22nd Jul 2019 Is Your Dog As Smart As A Two Year Old?
56 18th Jul 2019 Why Can I Hear This .gif?
55 15th Jul 2019 The Stroop Task: The Psych Test You Cannot Beat
54 11th Jul 2019 How (and Why) to Find Your Life's Purpose
53 8th Jul 2019 Houseplants Can (Probably) Make You Happier
52 4th Jul 2019 Can You Actually Become More Emotionally Intelligent?
51 1st Jul 2019 What People Get Wrong About Schizophrenia
50 27th Jun 2019 Alcohol Can Enhance Creativity—But at a Cost
49 24th Jun 2019 What Psychologists Can Tell You About Ghosting
48 20th Jun 2019 How We Manipulate Our Brains With Electricity
47 17th Jun 2019 What Do Mirror Neurons Really Do?
46 10th Jun 2019 Why Are Feelings So Complicated?! - Compilation
45 6th Jun 2019 When People Get Different Accents
44 3rd Jun 2019 Why Eating Disorders Are Way More Common Than You Think
43 30th May 2019 Groups That Chant Together, Stay Together
42 27th May 2019 Statistics Say Screens Aren't Destroying Today's Teens
41 23rd May 2019 Why Do We Still Teach Freud If He Was So Wrong?
40 20th May 2019 What Really Happened to Phineas Gage?
39 15th May 2019 Can You Really Change Your Personality?
38 13th May 2019 The Not-So-Silver Lining: When Positive Thinking Backfires
37 9th May 2019 What Is Neurofeedback Therapy?
36 6th May 2019 Will Learning Another Language Make You Smarter?
35 2nd May 2019 Are Sympathy Pains Real?
34 29th Apr 2019 Can You Become a Morning Person?
33 25th Apr 2019 Why Depression Isn't Just a Chemical Imbalance
32 22nd Apr 2019 When Everything Feels Like a Dream - Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder
31 18th Apr 2019 Is The Mirror Test Just a Reflection of Human Nature?
30 15th Apr 2019 Why Can't We Figure Out What Causes Chemo Brain?
29 11th Apr 2019 Why You Really Love That Wobbly Table
28 8th Apr 2019 Psychology Hacks to Become a Better Teacher (or Student!)
27 4th Apr 2019 Why Baby Talk Is Good for Babies
26 1st Apr 2019 Why Perfectionism Isn’t as Good as You Think
25 28th Mar 2019 The Surprising Benefits of Watching Cute Cat Videos
24 25th Mar 2019 The Future Of Depression Treatment
23 21st Mar 2019 How to Form a Habit
22 18th Mar 2019 Why Athletes Choke Under Pressure
21 14th Mar 2019 How The Famous "Marshmallow Test" Got Willpower Wrong
20 11th Mar 2019 How to Turn Anxiety Into Excitement
19 7th Mar 2019 Can You Give Yourself a Better Sense of Direction?
18 4th Mar 2019 Why You Have That Little, Lying Voice in Your Head
17 28th Feb 2019 Why Do Depression and Anxiety Go Together?
16 25th Feb 2019 The Research-Backed Secrets to Getting Inspired
15 21st Feb 2019 The Problem With Those 9 Personality Types
14 18th Feb 2019 The Magic of Being "In the Zone"
13 14th Feb 2019 You're More Likeable Than You Think!
12 11th Feb 2019 How Much Does Your 'Type' Really Matter?
11 7th Feb 2019 The Real Secret to Fighting Peer Pressure
10 4th Feb 2019 Does Depression Make You More Realistic?
9 31st Jan 2019 Babies are Surprisingly Smart
8 28th Jan 2019 How to Get to Know Yourself in a Healthy Way
7 24th Jan 2019 How to Clear Your Mind
6 21st Jan 2019 Do These Eyes Freak You Out?
5 17th Jan 2019 Why Does Music Make You Emotional?
4 14th Jan 2019 Your Favorite Food May Have Been Decided Before Birth
3 10th Jan 2019 Does Sensory Deprivation Really Help You Think?
2 7th Jan 2019 How the Right Tunes Can Improve Your Workout
1 3rd Jan 2019 The Best Ways to Keep Your Mind Young
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Season 2018

Episode Airdate Name  
103 31st Dec 2018 How to Keep Power from Going to Your Head
102 27th Dec 2018 Why People Do So Many Weird Things on the Internet - Compilation
101 17th Dec 2018 Why Being Introverted Doesn't Make You Antisocial - Antisocial Personality Disorder
100 13th Dec 2018 The Science of the 36 Questions That Help People Fall in Love
99 10th Dec 2018 Why You Probably Can't Predict Your Own Happiness
98 6th Dec 2018 What It's Like to Have a Near-Perfect Memory
97 3rd Dec 2018 The Benefits of Being Easily Distracted
96 29th Nov 2018 How Facing Your Fears Can Help You Conquer Them
95 26th Nov 2018 Why Do You Feel Like You're Being Watched?
94 22nd Nov 2018 3 Baffling Depression Treatments and Why They Might Work
93 19th Nov 2018 Why You Might Not Want to Be 'The Smart Kid'
92 15th Nov 2018 Why Having a Baby Can Cause Depression in Both Parents
91 12th Nov 2018 How Dangerous Is Loneliness, Really?
90 8th Nov 2018 Here's When You Should Trust Your Gut
89 5th Nov 2018 Do Weighted Blankets Really Do Anything?
88 1st Nov 2018 3 Strategies to (Kind of) Change Someone's Opinions
87 29th Oct 2018 Why You'll Never See Your Eyes Move in a Mirror
86 25th Oct 2018 Why the Way Back Feels Shorter (Even When it Isn't)
85 22nd Oct 2018 Why Our Brains Recognize Faces So Easily... or Fail at It
84 18th Oct 2018 Why Comic Sans Isn't the Worst Font Ever
83 15th Oct 2018 Why Do Good People Sometimes Do Bad Things?
82 11th Oct 2018 Why We Hide Our Good Deeds
81 8th Oct 2018 Is Everyone A Little Bit Racist? - Implicit Bias
80 4th Oct 2018 Why We're Bad at Guessing Other People's Motives
79 2nd Oct 2018 Real Pain and 'Explosive' Brains | Fibromyalgia
78 27th Sep 2018 Why Do People Join Cults?
77 24th Sep 2018 How To Make Eyewitness Testimony More Reliable
76 20th Sep 2018 Why Just Smiling Could Make You Feel Happier
75 17th Sep 2018 Can You Really Tell if Someone is Lying to You?
74 13th Sep 2018 Does a Bigger Brain Make You Smarter?
73 10th Sep 2018 The Lesser-Known Symptoms of Depression
72 6th Sep 2018 3 Ways Money Could Buy You Happiness
71 3rd Sep 2018 Did We Just Figure Out How to Program a Brain?
70 30th Aug 2018 Why People Are Sending Themselves Hate Messages
69 27th Aug 2018 How Does Reverse Psychology Work?
68 23rd Aug 2018 Do Trigger Warnings Really Help?
67 20th Aug 2018 What Does Pornography Do to Your Brain?
66 16th Aug 2018 How Twitter Bots Use Psychology to Fool You
65 13th Aug 2018 Why Do You Sabotage Yourself Before a Big Test? - Self-Handicapping
64 9th Aug 2018 To Heal the Brain, Sometimes We Need to Damage It
63 6th Aug 2018 How Auditory Illusions Trick Your Brain into Hearing Things
62 2nd Aug 2018 When Waking up After Decades Turned out to Be Temporary
61 30th Jul 2018 Will Video Games Eventually Replace Your Therapist?
60 26th Jul 2018 Why Pregnancy Makes You Forgetful... but Helps Your Baby
59 23rd Jul 2018 How Different Types of Alcohol Affect Your Emotions
58 19th Jul 2018 Is the Bystander Effect Real?
57 16th Jul 2018 What Do "Smart Pills" Really Do to Your Brain?
56 12th Jul 2018 Brain Hacks to Make Your Food Taste Better
55 9th Jul 2018 What If Your Ears Switched Sides of Your Head?
54 5th Jul 2018 Why Does Pet Therapy Work? (It's Not Just Cute Dogs)
53 2nd Jul 2018 Why Does Nature Make You Feel Better?
52 28th Jun 2018 Does LSD Really Have A Medical Use?
51 25th Jun 2018 How to Get Over That Broken Heart—But Also Learn From It
50 21st Jun 2018 Why Does Time Fly as You Get Older?
49 18th Jun 2018 Are There "Male" and "Female" Brains?
48 14th Jun 2018 Why Is It Important to Express Your Feelings?
47 11th Jun 2018 What Does Facebook Really Know About Your Personality?
46 7th Jun 2018 The Real Reason You're Always Losing Your Keys
45 4th Jun 2018 What Your Dance Moves Say About Who You Are
44 31st May 2018 What 100,000+ Children Taught Us About Neglect in Early Childhood
43 29th May 2018 We Were Super Wrong About Mental Illness: The DSM's Origin Story
42 24th May 2018 Can Moving Your Eyes Re-Code Your Memories?
41 21st May 2018 Humanity's Deepest, Darkest Fear
40 17th May 2018 What Makes a Feeling an Emotion?
39 14th May 2018 Not Every Egomaniac Has Narcissistic Personality Disorder
38 10th May 2018 What Happens in the Brain During a Coma?
37 7th May 2018 Alcoholism: How much is too much?
36 3rd May 2018 How Liver Problems Can Lead to Brain Disease
35 30th Apr 2018 Does Your Dog Love You?
34 26th Apr 2018 Can Exercise Treat Depression?
33 23rd Apr 2018 Why 'Dad Jokes' Aren't Bad Jokes
32 19th Apr 2018 Is Cheese Really as Addictive as Cocaine?
31 16th Apr 2018 Why Do So Many People Share and Believe Fake News?
30 12th Apr 2018 Are You Really Addicted to Your Phone?
29 9th Apr 2018 How Awe Changes You
28 5th Apr 2018 Is Passive-Aggressiveness a Personality Disorder?
27 2nd Apr 2018 The Complex Bond Between Hoarders and Their Stuff
26 29th Mar 2018 The Dangerous History of Electroconvulsive Therapy
25 26th Mar 2018 Why Stimulants Help ADHD
24 22nd Mar 2018 Should You Stop Saying 'Like' and 'Um'?
23 19th Mar 2018 How Doctors Accidentally Discovered Psychiatric Drugs
22 15th Mar 2018 Does Having Abusive Parents Mean You'll Become One?
21 12th Mar 2018 Why Are Challenge Videos a Thing?
20 8th Mar 2018 Does Everyone Have a 'Midlife Crisis'?
19 5th Mar 2018 How Your Baby Changes Your Brain
18 1st Mar 2018 Surprise! Your Brain Has a Secret Sewer System
17 26th Feb 2018 How Ancient Viruses Might Have Changed Our Brains
16 22nd Feb 2018 Are Digital Screens Actually Bad For Kids?
15 19th Feb 2018 Does Psychotherapy Work?
14 15th Feb 2018 What Many People Get Wrong About Schizophrenia
13 12th Feb 2018 Would You Be Able to See Through Superman's Disguise?
12 8th Feb 2018 The Real Reason Kids Have Imaginary Friends
11 5th Feb 2018 Why Do So Many People Believe in Conspiracy Theories?
10 1st Feb 2018 Tourette Syndrome: What Makes People Tic?
9 29th Jan 2018 The Truth About Subliminal Messages
8 25th Jan 2018 Are You Doomed to Turn Into Your Parents?
7 22nd Jan 2018 Juvenoia: The Psychology Behind Millennial-Bashing
6 18th Jan 2018 Occupational Burnout: When Work Becomes Overwhelming
5 15th Jan 2018 Me, Myself, and I: Dissociative Identity Disorder
4 11th Jan 2018 Alien Hand Syndrome: When a Limb Goes Rogue
3 8th Jan 2018 When Do Kids Develop Empathy?
2 4th Jan 2018 4 Common Misconceptions About OCD
1 1st Jan 2018 How to Stick to Your Resolutions This Year
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Season 2017

Episode Airdate Name  
86 28th Dec 2017 Misattribution: How We Mistake Fear for Love
85 25th Dec 2017 Impulse Buying: Why You Buy Stuff You Don't Need
84 21st Dec 2017 Codependency: When Relationships Become Everything
83 18th Dec 2017 Are Repressed Memories Real?
82 14th Dec 2017 Why Do We Get the Winter Blues? | Seasonal Affective Disorder
81 11th Dec 2017 How Chronic Stress Harms Your Body
80 7th Dec 2017 Do Psychologists Still Use Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
79 4th Dec 2017 Why You See Monsters in the Mirror
78 30th Nov 2017 Why You Can't Win an Internet Argument
77 27th Nov 2017 Dyslexia: When Your Brain Makes Reading Tricky
76 23rd Nov 2017 Why We're OBSESSED with Pumpkin Spice
75 20th Nov 2017 Does Giving Thanks Really Make Us Feel Good?
74 16th Nov 2017 Why Is Yawning Contagious?
73 13th Nov 2017 How Restaurants Use Psychology to Make You Spend More Money
72 9th Nov 2017 Cotard's Syndrome: When People Believe They're Dead
71 6th Nov 2017 The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Luck
70 2nd Nov 2017 Can Trauma Be Inherited?
69 30th Oct 2017 Why Are We Afraid of the Dark?
68 26th Oct 2017 The Hidden Biases in WEIRD Psychology Research
67 23rd Oct 2017 What Causes Near-Death Experiences?
66 19th Oct 2017 What Makes Something Funny?
65 16th Oct 2017 Why We Hate the Word 'Moist'
64 12th Oct 2017 How to Learn While You Sleep
63 9th Oct 2017 What Makes Satisfying Videos Satisfying?
62 5th Oct 2017 What We Still Don't Know About Stockholm Syndrome
61 2nd Oct 2017 Why We Don't Like to Wait
60 28th Sep 2017 Why Is That Baby Staring at Me?
59 25th Sep 2017 How Being Sick Changes Your Brain
58 21st Sep 2017 Why Do We Sigh?
57 18th Sep 2017 How Ads (and People) Persuade You
56 14th Sep 2017 This Illusion Might Not Work Depending on Where You're From
55 11th Sep 2017 Gaslighting: Abuse That Makes You Question Reality
54 7th Sep 2017 4 Common Misconceptions About Antidepressants, Debunked
53 4th Sep 2017 Why Are We Loyal to Certain Brands?
52 31st Aug 2017 When Does Your Brain Stop Developing?
51 28th Aug 2017 How Do People Develop a Stutter?
50 24th Aug 2017 Are Power Poses Super Life Hacks or Super Junk?
49 21st Aug 2017 Why Do We Talk to Ourselves?
48 17th Aug 2017 How Swearing Can Help With Pain
47 14th Aug 2017 Toxoplasmosis: How Parasites in Your Cat Can Infect Your Brain
46 10th Aug 2017 What Do Different Brainwaves Mean?
45 7th Aug 2017 Why Are Celebrity Crushes So Intense?
44 3rd Aug 2017 Why Are We Attracted to People Who Look Like Us?
43 31st Jul 2017 How Pictures of Eyes Change the Way You Act
42 27th Jul 2017 Why Do Some People Love Horror Movies?
41 24th Jul 2017 What Makes A Meme Go Viral?
40 20th Jul 2017 Do You Have an Unconscious Mind?
39 17th Jul 2017 The Unexpected Benefits (and Risks) of Nostalgia
38 13th Jul 2017 Why Do Some People Take More Risks?
37 10th Jul 2017 Why Colleges Used to Take Nude Photos of Their Students
36 6th Jul 2017 Do Fidget Spinners Really Help You Focus?
35 3rd Jul 2017 Can You Use Electricity to Supercharge Your Brain? | tDCS
34 29th Jun 2017 Harlow's Horrifying Monkey Experiments
33 26th Jun 2017 Factitious Disorder: Why People Fake Serious Illness
32 22nd Jun 2017 Does Photographic Memory Exist?
31 19th Jun 2017 How Do You Define A Disorder?
30 15th Jun 2017 Why Don't You Notice Obvious Mistakes in Movies?
29 12th Jun 2017 Why Do You Want to Squeeze Cute Things?
28 8th Jun 2017 How Far Will People Go to Fit In?
27 5th Jun 2017 Why Do People Riot?
26 1st Jun 2017 What Can You Learn from Your Dreams?
25 29th May 2017 Why Do We Hate Losing So Much?
24 25th May 2017 Tasting Colors and Seeing Time: Superhuman Skills with Synesthesia
23 22nd May 2017 Do You Do More Housework Than Your Roommate?
22 18th May 2017 Is There An fMRI Crisis?
21 15th May 2017 Does Birth Order Affect Your Personality?
20 11th May 2017 Why Does a Word Sometimes Lose All Meaning?
19 8th May 2017 How Your Friends Can Affect Your Opinions
18 4th May 2017 How Stereotypes Affect Your Test Scores
17 1st May 2017 Does IQ Really Measure How Smart You Are?
16 27th Apr 2017 Do Personality Tests Mean Anything?
15 24th Apr 2017 Are Violent Video Games Bad For You?
14 20th Apr 2017 Impostor Syndrome: You're Doing Better Than You Think
13 17th Apr 2017 Do Freudian Slips Mean Anything?
12 13th Apr 2017 How Well Do You Know Your Own Hand?
11 10th Apr 2017 You Don't Have as Much Control as You Think You Do
10 6th Apr 2017 Does Color Really Affect How You Act?
9 3rd Apr 2017 How Your Memory Can Be Tricked
8 30th Mar 2017 How Do Babies Become Bilingual?
7 27th Mar 2017 Does Meditation Really Affect Your Brain?
6 23rd Mar 2017 Do Doorways Actually Make Us Forget Things?
5 20th Mar 2017 How Harry Potter Turns You Into A Wizard
4 16th Mar 2017 Your Most Vivid Memories Aren't As Accurate As You Think
3 13th Mar 2017 Can You Really Multitask?
2 9th Mar 2017 Are Fandoms Good or Unhealthy Obsessions?
1 6th Mar 2017 Is Psychology a Science?

Specials

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1 27th Feb 2017 SciShow Psych Trailer

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