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A Brilliant Madness is the story of a mathematical genius whose career was cut short by a descent into madness. At the age of 30, John Nash, a stunningly original and famously eccentric MIT mathematician, suddenly began claiming that aliens were communicating with him and that he was a special messenger.

In this podcast, a story about obsession, creativity, and a strange symmetry between a biologist and a composer that revolves around one famously repetitive piece of music. Anne Adams was a brilliant biologist. But when her son Alex was in a bad car accident, she decided to stay home to help him recover.

Neurosurgeon, Raised by single mother

Classic footage from the Asch conformity study. This version includes definitions of normative and informational conformity and the powerful effect of having an ally.

Brian recommends looking at Season 1

Playlist | Battle of the Sexes CONTROVERSY! The MythBusters pit men against women in grilling, packing the car, driving and reading non-verbal cues. WHO will WIN? Now Playing (1 of 7) : Battle of the Sexes Aftershow Playlist: 7 Videos Image Credits DCI Copyright © 2014 Discovery Communications, LLC.

Operant Conditioning Hook

Edmodo helps connect all learners with the people and resources they need to reach their full potential.

Schoology is an innovative learning management system (LMS) and social network that makes it easy to create and share academic content. Sign up today.

Carol Dweck author of Mindset How do you see intelligence?

"Kahoot! is a classroom response system which creates an engaging learning space, through a game-based digital pedagogy."

Teachers and students can use TED Studies: Neuroscience to enhance existing curricula in undergraduate education courses. Educators and students will find activities and multimedia resources which link the study of Neuroscience to the real world, plus expanded academic content such as key terms, related journal articles and major debates in this highly topical area.