Episode 1 | Why Time Seems to Slow When We Are in Extremes
Clip: Episode 1 | 4m 17s
Wingsuit pilot Jeb Corliss describes his agonizing experience of time distortion.
Why does time seem to slow down when we are in life-threatening situations? Wingsuit pilot Jeb Corliss describes his agonizing experience of time distortion, David explains what is happening in the brain.
Episode 1 | Why Time Seems to Slow When We Are in Extremes
Clip: Episode 1 | 4m 17s
Why does time seem to slow down when we are in life-threatening situations? Wingsuit pilot Jeb Corliss describes his agonizing experience of time distortion, David explains what is happening in the brain.
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Episode 1 | Alternate Realities: Synesthesia
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Episode 1 | How the Brain Creates Reality
David explains how the brain experiences the outside world without ever having seen it. (2m 42s)
Episode 1 | Messing with Reality
David Eagleman experiences a new visual reality – with nauseating consequences. (4m 37s)
Episode 1 | Our Perception of Reality
David invites subjects to an experiment that demonstrates how much our brains leave out. (2m 18s)
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