World Science Festival
Season 2, Episode 6: The Social Synapse: Neuroscience and the Roots of Human Connections
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Humans work together on enormous scales to build complex tools as large as cities and create social networks that span the globe. What is the key to our success? This program examines the development of the human brain - and the brains of other animals - asking how neurons orchestrate communal behavior and guide group interactions, demonstrating how our social nature is key to our humanity.
All Episodes - Season 2
Episode 1
Engineering Immortality: The End of Aging?
Episode 2
Cartographers of the Brain: Mapping the Connectome
Episode 3
Harnessing the Power of Neuroplasticity: The Nuts and Bolts of Better Brains
Episode 4
Who Is Out There: Why Alien 'Life' May Be Weirder Than We Imagine
Episode 5
My Neurons, My Self
Episode 6
The Social Synapse: Neuroscience and the Roots of Human Connections
Episode 7
The Believing Brain: Evolution, Neuroscience, and the Spiritual Instinct
Episode 8
Resistance Is (Not) Futile: The End of Antibiotics and the Future of Fighting Infections
Episode 9
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: The Future of Augmented Intelligence
Episode 10
Forever Young: The Promise of Human Regeneration
Episode 11
The Roots of Extremism: The Fundamentalist in Your Brain
Episode 12
The Microbiome: Vital Cells of Existence