30 minSeason 3 • Episode 8
LatestIn this episode I visit a researcher who is studying memory by using machine learning and neuroimaging to detect and predict people's brain states. I also travel to Japan to meet with a team working on ways to record the content of peoples’ dreams.
Explore the surprising things we know (and don’t know) about why people are the way they are through expert interviews, rare footage from historical experiments, and brand-new, ground-breaking demonstrations of human nature at work.
Production
Recreated Milgram experiment with genuine participants. Ethics? Debatable. Content? Unforgettable.
Writing
Michael Stevens scripts hit like comedy specials disguised as lectures.
Direction
Seamless blend of archival footage, live demos, and existential dread.
Creator
Michael Stevens
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael Stevens funded early episodes personally after YouTube Red's initial budget got slashed. The 'Cruelty' episode alone cost more than most indie films.
The series directly inspired countless TikTok 'psychology experiments' channels—most missing the ethical rigor and nuance that made Mind Field actually responsible.
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