Series

Mind Field

2017★ 8.23 seasons

Explore the surprising things we know (and don’t know) about why people are the way they are through expert interviews, rare footage from historical experiments, and brand-new, ground-breaking demonstrations of human nature at work.

Cast

Featured cast

Michael StevensSelf - Host

Episodes

1IsolationWhat happens when your brain is deprived of stimulation? What effect does being cut off from interaction with the outside world have on a person? Wha…30 min

2ConformityWe are all unique individuals. We follow the beat of our own drum. We wouldn’t throw our own beliefs out the window just to fit in...or would we? In …30 min

3DestructionWe humans love to build, create, and organize. So why do we also love to destroy things? Can violently breaking stuff really help to calm us down, or…30 min

4Artificial IntelligenceSo you say you love your computer or smartphone...but can it love you back? As we become more dependent on technology, and our technology becomes mor…30 min

5Freedom of ChoiceWe may value having Freedom of Choice, but are we actually happier when we have limited choices...or even no choice at all? Do we truly have control …30 min

6TouchHow much of the sensations we feel is determined by our physical bodies? Maybe our minds play a bigger role than we know. I’ll see if people can be t…30 min

7In Your FaceHow much do we communicate through facial expressions? Are our expressions affected by our moods, or is it the other way around? And what happens to …30 min

8Do You Know Yourself?What makes you, you? If even the most basic parts of you, like your memories or your past, can be forgotten or manipulated, how can you know ever rea…30 min

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