Benjamin Rein, PhD

Make it Brain (with Dr. Brein)

Society EN ↓ 69 episodes

Ben Rein, PhD, a neuroscientist at Stanford, breaks down complicated science topics and makes them easy and accessible.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: benrein.com

Author

Benjamin Rein, PhD

Category

Society

Podcast website

benrein.com

Latest episode

Mar 22, 2024

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android almost 10M downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

LED lights for your ears? Lets fact check 🦭 #neuroscience #viral #factcheck #debunk #scientist #... 22.03.2024

LED lights for your ears? Lets fact check 🦭 #neuroscience #viral #factcheck #debunk #scientist #science #SAD

What happens in dreamworld doesnt always stay in dreamworld. #neuroscience #dreams #love #researc... 20.03.2024

What happens in dreamworld doesnt always stay in dreamworld. #neuroscience #dreams #love #research #science #explained

Interested in trying out hypnosis? Check out the Reveri app, founded by Stanford neuroscientist D... 13.03.2024

Interested in trying out hypnosis? Check out the Reveri app, founded by Stanford neuroscientist Dr. David Spiegel and based on his 40+ years of research. #ReveriPartner To take the hypnotizability test and try all their sessions free for 2 weeks, click the link in my profile #hypnosis #reveri #ad

Is hypnosis real? 🤔 #hypnosis #neuroscience #factorcap #stagehypnosis 12.03.2024
Replying to @Lust2Wonder here it is: the neuroscience of hypnagogic states 🧠 #neuroscience #sle... 07.03.2024

Replying to @Lust2Wonder here it is: the neuroscience of hypnagogic states 🧠 #neuroscience #sleep #part2 #hypnagogic #hypnagogia #REM #dreaming

Have you experienced the hypnagogic state? #hypnagogic #hallucinations #sleep #neuroscience 06.03.2024
Is hypnosis real? 🤨 #hypnosis #neuroscience #perception 01.03.2024
Let’s make this very clear: lobotomies are BAD 🙅‍♂️ (TW: violence) #psychiatry #lobotomy #scienc... 20.02.2024

Let’s make this very clear: lobotomies are BAD 🙅‍♂️ (TW: violence) #psychiatry #lobotomy #science #medicalhistory

Hear me out… If you told people in the 1700s that one day the whole world would be connected, do ... 15.02.2024

Hear me out… If you told people in the 1700s that one day the whole world would be connected, do you think they’d imagine it the way it is?

*Please* protect your eyes on April 8th! #casestudy #solareclipse #retina #scicomm 13.02.2024
Is this the way to get people to sign up for studies?? 🤔 09.02.2024
Are EnChroma colorblind glasses a scam?? What do they actually do to your eyes? I smell a fact c... 25.01.2024

Are EnChroma colorblind glasses a scam?? What do they actually do to your eyes? I smell a fact check 👁️👃🏼👁️ #colorblind #color #enchroma #megalag #neuroscience #colorblindness #glasses #science #factcheck

Should you be worried about 440Hz music? Not to fret - it’s significantly less toxic than my comm... 25.01.2024

Should you be worried about 440Hz music? Not to fret - it’s significantly less toxic than my commenters #music #brain #neuroscience #frequency #440hz #432hz #debunk #factcheck

Let’s talk about ALS, and the role of the gut-brain-axis 🦠🧠 #ALS #gutbrainaxis #neuroscience #s... 05.01.2024

Let’s talk about ALS, and the role of the gut-brain-axis 🦠🧠 #ALS #gutbrainaxis #neuroscience #stephenhawking

Raise your hand if you think you can do this 👋 *That* is the Dunning-Kruger Effect ________ This... 03.01.2024

Raise your hand if you think you can do this 👋 *That* is the Dunning-Kruger Effect ________ This video was supported by the Pulitzer Center through the Truth Decay Grant Initiative, in collaboration with OpenMind Magazine. To read more about this topic, check out the accompanying article on OpenMind’s website, found in my bio 🔗. #PulitzerCenter #Psychology #Science #dunningkruger #confidence

*free resource alert!* If you or anyone close to you is affected by dementia (or ALS or Glioblast... 29.12.2023

*free resource alert!* If you or anyone close to you is affected by dementia (or ALS or Glioblastoma), I highly recommend downloading the Roon app.

A recent study [Cho et al., 2023] links air pollution (particulate matter) to brain degeneration ... 21.12.2023

A recent study [Cho et al., 2023] links air pollution (particulate matter) to brain degeneration resembling Alzheimer’s disease… and it’s not the only study to do so. A good reminder to take care of our planet, and take care of ourselves. ________ This video was supported by the Pulitzer Center through the Truth Decay Grant Initiative, in collaboration with OpenMind Magazine. To read more about th...

How did you do? 🚔 THIS is implicit bias. ________ This video was supported by the Pulitzer Cente... 19.12.2023

How did you do? 🚔 THIS is implicit bias. ________ This video was supported by the Pulitzer Center through the Truth Decay Grant Initiative, in collaboration with OpenMind Magazine. To read more about this topic, check out the accompanying article on OpenMind’s website, found in my bio 🔗. #PulitzerCenter #psychology #firstpersonshooter #scicomm #implicit #bias #science #research

Thoughts? 13.12.2023
Is your brain really necessary? #neuroscience #hypotheticalquestions #scicomm #science #learnont... 11.12.2023

Is your brain really necessary? #neuroscience #hypotheticalquestions #scicomm #science #learnontiktok

How does the gut-brain axis … *work?* 🤔 #neuroscience #gutbrainconnection #learnontiktok 06.12.2023
Trust your gut 04.12.2023
Can an AI chatbot really be your therapist? ________ This video was supported by the Pulitzer Ce... 29.11.2023

Can an AI chatbot really be your therapist? ________ This video was supported by the Pulitzer Center through the Truth Decay Grant Initiative, in collaboration with OpenMind Magazine. To read more about this topic, check out the accompanying article on OpenMind’s website, found in my bio 🔗. #PulitzerCenter #neuroscience #AI #therapy #empathy

What is “moral imagination?” _________ This video was supported by the Pulitzer Center through th... 16.11.2023

What is “moral imagination?” _________ This video was supported by the Pulitzer Center through the Truth Decay Grant Initiative, in collaboration with OpenMind Magazine. To read more about this topic, check out the accompanying article featured on OpenMind’s website, found in my bio 🔗. _________ #PulitzerCenter #OpenMind #imagination #morality ##psychology##parenting##truthdecay #greenscreen

I think we need to give a shoutout to sign language interpreters for science talks! Just listen ... 15.11.2023

I think we need to give a shoutout to sign language interpreters for science talks! Just listen to the language being used in this talk… this must be the most challenging job in the room. Grateful for this person’s hard work and talent!

Listen to the Make it Brain (with Dr. Brein) podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.