Music and the Brain: How the Mind Interprets Music

Music and the Brain: How the Mind Interprets Music
Hosted by: Leila Lemghalef
Daniel J. Levitin has worked with some of the biggest names in the recording industry: Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Santana and Joe Satriani, to name just a few. He has penned two best-selling books, This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession, and, The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature. Both these books aim to make accessible to laypeople the ideas and theories connecting music and the mind. In this video, WatchMojo.com speaks with Levitin about his book, This Is Your Brain on Music, and learns about some of his most memorable experiences in the record industry. For more information click Here

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Brain Exercises: Insight Into The Science Of The Real World

Brain Exercises: Insight Into The Science Of The Real World
Hosted by: Rebecca Brayton
We all know that to keep our bodies healthy we should exercise and feed it appropriate foods. Keeping our brains healthy uses the same principles of exercise and fuel. By constantly feeding our minds information and challenging ourselves with new facts, we can help keep our brains fit well into old age. Dr. Joe Schwarcz – better known simply as Dr. Joe – is dedicated to explaining science to the masses and helping to foster a public interest for his chosen field. And this bestselling author informs and entertains on a wild assortment of science-based topics in his book "Brain Fuel". In this video, WatchMojo.com speaks with Dr. Schwarcz to learn more about how an interest in scientific trivia can keep your brain engaged, energized and healthy.

Sense Or Nonsense: Chemical vs. Natural

Sense Or Nonsense: Chemical vs. Natural
Hosted by: Rebecca Brayton
The terms 'natural' and 'organic' have come to be associated with health, whereas the word 'chemical' today connotes poison and toxicity. But Dr. Joe Schwarcz, a chemist by trade, wants the world to know that just because something is synthetically made does not mean it is inferior or more dangerous than a natural product. Examples such as snake venom and poison ivy stand as proof that Mother Nature can be just as volatile as a scientist. In this video, WatchMojo.com speaks with Dr. Schwarcz about chemical versus natural, and also which chemicals have unfairly been classified as 'bad,' as discussed in his book, 'Science, Sense and Nonsense.'