Using a series of experiments, illusions and man-on-the-street demonstrations, host Jason Silva and guest experts unlock the science behind the mysteries of why we say, eat, feel and act as we do with episodes on topics ranging from memory and common sense, to morality and the paranormal. Through an intricate series of interactive experiments designed to mess with your mind, we reveal the inner-workings of your brain. Hailed by critics as "tremendous fun" that "makes science entertaining," Brain Games turns your mind's eye inwards for a fascinating journey into the three and a half pounds of tissue that makes you... you. S6 E1 - Positive Thinking S6 E2 - Scams S6 E3 - Sleep S6 E4 - Perspective S6 E5 - Animals vs. Human S6 E6 - Imagination
林璎(Maya Ying Lin)美籍华裔建筑大师，林徽因的侄女。作品遍布美国各地，曾入选美国《生活》杂志评选的“20世纪最重要的100位美国人”与“50位美国未来的领袖”。今年，美国总统奥巴马在白宫为她颁发2009年度美国国家艺术奖章，表彰她作为建筑师、艺术家环保人士的卓著成就，这是美国官方给予艺术家的最高荣誉。zx.findart.com.cn “我的作品，来源于一种使人们能够认识他们所生存环境的单纯愿望。这种环境既包括他们物质上的，也包括他们心理上的生存环境。” 1987年，美籍华裔建筑师林璎，成为耶鲁大学有史以来最年轻的博士。毕业典礼上，她以“艺术与社会的密切关系”为题，作了一场精彩演讲。 “我们每个人都是整体意识的一部分，通过我们的作品、形象、思想、写作等等而彼此关联。我们将在这些沟通中告诉未来的一代，我们是谁、曾经做过什么，可能的话，还包括我们将对他们产生什么样的正面影响。”zx.findart.com.cn 早在21岁时，林璎就因设计越战纪念碑一夜成名。从战争到民权，从女权到种族平等，针对美国的历史性议题，她又先后创作了“民权运动纪念碑”、耶鲁“妇女之桌”，以及为纪念美洲印第安原住民创作的7件雕塑装置组合“汇流”。zx.findart.com.cn 这些声名赫赫的纪念碑都是应邀之作，“但是我愿意创作最后一座纪念碑，它集中体现了我成长时期乃至今天仍是最重要的问题：环境以及人类同环境的关系”。
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The car has shrunk the world, increased personal freedom and in so many ways expanded our horizons, but there is a flipside. Fumes from car exhausts have helped to destroy our environment, poisoned the air we breathe and killed us in far more straightforward ways. But all that is going to change. This episode enters a world where cars can drive themselves, a world where we are ...
New planets are now being discovered outside our solar system on a regular basis, and these strange new worlds are forcing scientists to rewrite the history of our own solar system. Far from a simple story of stable orbits, the creation of our solar system is a tale of hellfire, chaos and planetary pinball. It's a miracle our Earth is here at all.
Lucy Worsley tells the story of Britain’s royals and photography. It’s a tale that begins with Albert and Victoria’s enthusiasm for having their pictures taken – and for taking pictures. Closer to our own time, such figures as Princess Margaret, often photographed by her husband, Lord Snowden, and Princess Diana loom large.
