This episode of The Brain with David Eagleman series explores the great deception that greets us each morning when we awake: it feels as though we are in conscious control of our lives but the truth is that we are not. Instead almost every action, every decision, every belief that we hold is driven by parts of the brain that we have no access to. To demonstrate why so many of our actions are governed by the unconscious, Dr. Eagleman competes with...

How can we best use the power of empathy when dealing with emotions? Empathy is both a skill and an attitude. Psychologists Eve Ash and Peter Quarry discuss the importance of empathy, for our work environment and our personal well-being in this exciting video. Topics featured in the program include customer service; team members, leaders, managers, and supervisors; and am I an empathic person?

Brene Brown studies human connection - our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.

Body language affects how others see us - and it may also change how we see ourselves. In this TEDTalk, social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how "power posing" - standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don't feel confident - can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.

In a culture where being social and outgoing are highly prized, it can be difficult - even shameful - to be an introvert. But as Susan Cain argues in this passionate TEDTalk, the quiet and contemplative bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world and should be encouraged and celebrated.

In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with media scholar Sherry Turkle, who says that the Internet and social media have changed not only what we do but also who we are. She's a clinical psychologist and one of the first to study the impact of computers on culture and society. A professor at MIT and director of the university's Initiative on Technology and Self, Turkle has written several important books, her most recent being Alone Together:...

In this program, three bilingual and bicultural women discuss their experience with language and identity, and the ways in which culture has influenced both. Eriko, who is Japanese but educated in the U.K., finds it easier to express herself in English than in her native tongue. Kazuho is also Japanese, but moved to the U.S. as a child before returning to Japan as a teen. She shares her perceptions about language as a reflection of Asian and American...