Paul Bloom: The origins of pleasure
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http://www.ted.com Why do we like an original painting better than a forgery? Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that human beings are essentialists -- that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, not simply as an illusion, but as a deep feature of what pleasure (and pain) is. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the... Read more
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- -: Paul Bloom: The origins of pleasure
July 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Why do we like an original painting better than a forgery? Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that human beings are essentialists -- that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, not simply as an illusion, but as a deep feature of what pleasure (and p...
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- -: Authors@Google: Denis Dutton
January 16, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Denis Dutton visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book "The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution." This event took place on January 14, 2009, as part of the Authors@Google series. The Art Instinct combines two fascinating and contentious disciplines—art an...
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- -: The Science of Orgasms: Studying Sex in a Lab
April 13, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/06/Mary_Roach_The_Curious_Coupling_of_Science_and_Sex Author Mary Roach discusses scientific research on human arousal and the orgasm. She tells the case of a woman who experiences thirty spontaneous orgasms a day, and of another woman who could simply t...
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- -: Dopamine Jackpot! Sapolsky on the Science of Pleasure
March 2, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/15/Robert_Sapolsky_Are_Humans_Just_Another_Primate Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, compares dopamine levels in monkeys and humans. Sapolsky argues that in both, "Dopamine is not about pleasure, it's about the a...
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Martin Seligman: Positive Psychology
February 1, 2004 (about 20 years ago)Martin Seligman talks about how a happy life can be achieved using positive psychology.
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Don Norman: 3 Ways Good Design Makes You Happy
February 1, 2003 (about 21 years ago)In this engaging talk, cognitive scientist Don Norman tells us about good design. He delves into the reasons why good design can make you happy. He explains how this is happening on a subconcious level and why all this is a beautiful thing to experience.
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