Mind Field
| Mind Field | |
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| Genre | |
| Presented by | Michael Stevens |
| Theme music composer | Jake Chudnow |
| Opening theme | "Atlas"[1] |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Producer(s) |
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| Cinematography | Matthew Novello |
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| Camera setup | Andrew Burks |
| Running time | 20-35 minutes |
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| Distributor | YouTube Red |
| Release | |
| Original network | YouTube Red |
| Picture format | 4K (Ultra HD) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | January 18, 2017 – present |
Mind Field is an American web television series produced exclusively for YouTube Red, created and presented by Michael Stevens, the creator of the YouTube channel Vsauce. The first two episodes premiered on the main Vsauce channel on January 18th, 2017, followed by weekly episodes up until March 1st, 2017.
Stevens officially unveiled the show by releasing a trailer onto the Vsauce channel on January 11th, 2017, one week before the series premiered.[2]
The format of the series is based heavily off Vsauce with Stevens presenting documentary-style episodes which focus on an interesting aspects of human behavior, particularly the brain and the influences of consciousness. Every episode contains an experiment, in which either volunteers or Stevens himself participates in, which relates to the topic of the episode. For example, in episode one, Stevens locks himself in an empty room for three days in order to investigate the effects of solitary confinement on the brain.
There has been one season of eight episodes released so far.[3]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Isolation" | January 18, 2017 |
| Michael Stevens explores the effects of isolation on the brain by locking himself in a room for three days, with nothing but a bed, some food and some drinks. | ||
| 2 | "Conformity" | January 18, 2017 |
| Stevens explores the human instinct to conform and fall in with the crowd by conducting an experiment on groups of people in which everyone gives the wrong answer to questions except one who is not in on what is happening. | ||
| 3 | "Destruction" | January 25, 2017 |
| Can destroying things really make you calm down? Michael Stevens investigates by making people mad and then giving them stuff to smash up, and comparing them with those who are not given stuff to smash up. | ||
| 4 | "Artificial Intelligence" | February 1, 2017 |
| Michael Stevens attempts to find out just where exactly the line between real and artificial minds really lies. | ||
| 5 | "Freedom of Choice" | February 8, 2017 |
| Michael is joined by Moran Cerf, Dianna Cowern and Derek Muller to investigate whether we really have control over our own thoughts and actions, or is someone or something else calling the shots? | ||
| 6 | "Touch" | February 15, 2017 |
| Michael investigates whether it is really our bodies or our minds that determine the way we interpret and feel sensations. | ||
| 7 | "In Your Face" | February 22, 2017 |
| Michael explores the effects of facial expressions on interactions with others and with yourself, and whether moods determine facial expressions or the other way around. | ||
| 8 | "Do You Know Yourself?" | March 1, 2017 |
| If your memories and your past can be so easily manipulated, how do you know what really makes up you? Is what you know about you really you? Michael investigates how well we really know ourselves. | ||
References
- ↑ Jake Chudnow's YouTube channel (2017-02-22), Jake Chudnow - "Atlas" (Theme from Mind Field), retrieved 2017-06-23
- ↑ Vsauce (2017-01-11), Mind Field - Official Trailer, retrieved 2017-06-04
- ↑ "Mind Field - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.