PickVidsBest Psychology & human behavior Videos
The 166 Psychology & human behavior videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 7 introductory, 7 intermediate, 152 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a talk. What they share is that one speaker finishes a claim, and the examples exist to hold that claim up. Channels you will keep seeing include TED, Veritasium, TEDx Talks.
1. Introduction to Human Behavioral Biology
The opening lecture of Robert Sapolsky's Stanford course on Human Behavioral Biology, explaining the course premise and how to avoid categorical thinking.
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The Century of the Self (Full Adam Curtis Documentary)
Adam Curtis' multi-part documentary on how Freud's ideas and Edward Bernays' public relations shaped consumer culture and political control.
Randy Pausch's Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Randy Pausch's 2007 last lecture at Carnegie Mellon, given as he was dying of pancreatic cancer.
Alain de Botton: Status Anxiety
Alain de Botton's 2004 documentary based on his book Status Anxiety, running over two hours.
Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction
Andrew Huberman's long Huberman Lab episode is a masterclass on dopamine.
The Century of the Self - Part 1: "Happiness Machines"
The first part of Adam Curtis' documentary series on Sigmund Freud and his nephew Edward Bernays, who invented public relations.
RSA ANIMATE: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
An RSA Animate whiteboard adaptation of Dan Pink's talk on what motivates people at work.
Why Being Delusional is a Superpower
Veritasium examines the role of luck in success, with simulations and examples showing how small advantages and chance can compound.
This is how you treat ADHD based off science, Dr Russell Barkley part of 2012 Burnett Lecture
A short excerpt from Dr Russell Barkley's 2012 Burnett Lecture on ADHD, focused on treatment.
Lecture: 2017 Maps of Meaning 01: Context and Background
The first lecture of Jordan Peterson's 2017 Maps of Meaning course, setting out the Cold War context for his theory of belief and culture.
The 7 Habits of Highly Miserable People
CGP Grey's sarcastic animated video adapted from the book How to Be Miserable, listing habits that reliably make people unhappy.
Incels | ContraPoints
ContraPoints' 35-minute video essay on incels, examining the community, its worldview and how people get radicalized.
NVC Marshall Rosenberg - San Francisco Workshop - FULL ENGLISH SUBTITLES TRANSCRIPTION
A roughly three-hour San Francisco workshop by Marshall Rosenberg on Nonviolent Communication, with full English subtitles added by a fan.
The Psychology of Human Misjudgement - Charlie Munger Full Speech
Audio of Charlie Munger's 1995 Harvard speech on the psychology of human misjudgment, laying out a framework of cognitive biases and mental models for decision making.
Brainwash: The Gender Equality Paradox
An episode of the Norwegian documentary series Brainwash, in which a comedian interviews academics from different sides about gender differences and gender equality.
Toward Rational, Authentic Food Choices | Melanie Joy | TEDxMünchen
Psychologist Melanie Joy's TEDxMunchen talk introduces carnism, the invisible belief system that conditions people to eat some animals but not others, and how it shapes reactions to food choices.
The Expert Myth
Veritasium examines which experts have real expertise, drawing on chess research and work by Klein and Kahneman.
"Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: Stress and Health" by Dr. Robert Sapolsky
Robert Sapolsky's lecture on how the body's stress response, evolved for short-term physical emergencies, harms long-term health when triggered by psychological stressors.
Dr. Gabor Maté — Trauma, Addiction, Ayahuasca, and More
A long Tim Ferriss podcast interview with physician Gabor Mate on trauma, addiction, depression, ADHD and ayahuasca.
Can You Watch This Without Getting Angry?
CGP Grey explains how ideas spread like germs, and why content that triggers outrage spreads fastest, using a study on what makes online content viral.
The Biggest Myth In Education
Veritasium debunks the idea of learning styles, such as being a visual learner, with an interview with Daniel Willingham and a memory experiment.
"Two incompatible sacred values in American universities" Jon Haidt, Hayek Lecture Series
Jonathan Haidt's Hayek Lecture at Duke argues American universities pursue two potentially incompatible sacred values, truth and social justice.
Traffic Has a Perfect Solution. Humans Are the Problem.
CGP Grey explains how traffic jams come from human driving behavior such as tailgating and reaction delays, and how leaving gaps and smoothing speed would reduce congestion.