The Curious Mind

The Curious Mind

14+2018•45m

Documentary

Nigel Latta goes on a fascinating journey to explore the miracles of the human mind with the help of BabyX, one of the most advanced Artificial Intelligence models on the planet.

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Production

Ruckus

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

August 26, 2018

Last Aired

September 16, 2018

Networks

TVNZ 1

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1 - The Imperfect Brain

Air date: 2018-08-26

Join Nigel Latta to explore the apparently very simple question: What is your brain? It's something humans have struggled to understand for millennia, and science for several decades.

E2

Episode 2 - The Social Brain

Air date: 2018-09-02

In this episode we question the narrative that human beings are selfish. Modern neuroscience has blown that myth apart, showing human connection to be an incredibly important function of the brain.

E3

Episode 3 - The Super Charged Brain

Air date: 2018-09-09

In this episode we're going to find out why we remember certain things and forget others. We'll also look at what happens to the brain when it gets damaged.

E4

Episode 4 - What is Your Brain

Air date: 2018-09-16

For most of human history our brains dealt with pretty straight forward problems. But that brain is the exact same one we now use to grapple with the modern world.

Cast

Nigel Latta

Nigel Latta

Self - Presenter

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