Jason Silva on Motion | Brain Games

I can hypothesize that we’re attracted

I can hypothesize that we’re attracted to motion because those rustling in the

to motion because those rustling in the

to motion because those rustling in the bushes could be a predator that’s going

bushes could be a predator that’s going

bushes could be a predator that’s going to attack us and when early hominins

to attack us and when early hominins

to attack us and when early hominins were traversing the savannahs of Africa

were traversing the savannahs of Africa

were traversing the savannahs of Africa you know any kind of movement in the

you know any kind of movement in the

you know any kind of movement in the foreground or in the background could be

foreground or in the background could be

foreground or in the background could be a potential threat and so we’re a tool

a potential threat and so we’re a tool

a potential threat and so we’re a tool into that because we need to decide if

into that because we need to decide if

into that because we need to decide if we’re gonna neutralize it or run away

we’re gonna neutralize it or run away

we’re gonna neutralize it or run away from features of how our brain functions

from features of how our brain functions

from features of how our brain functions that we have inherited because they

that we have inherited because they

that we have inherited because they prove biologically advantageous in the

prove biologically advantageous in the

prove biologically advantageous in the past or at least over time are things

past or at least over time are things

past or at least over time are things that we just deal with but what’s

that we just deal with but what’s

that we just deal with but what’s interesting is that we engage these

interesting is that we engage these

interesting is that we engage these ancient capacities in novel ways when we

ancient capacities in novel ways when we

ancient capacities in novel ways when we learned that the brain is fine-tuned to

learned that the brain is fine-tuned to

learned that the brain is fine-tuned to notice motion wherever it is across its

notice motion wherever it is across its

notice motion wherever it is across its panorama across its field of vision and

panorama across its field of vision and

panorama across its field of vision and you realize the origins of that capacity

you realize the origins of that capacity

you realize the origins of that capacity in terms of survival and in our

in terms of survival and in our

in terms of survival and in our environment by spotting or neutralizing

environment by spotting or neutralizing

environment by spotting or neutralizing a potential threat and in the cultural

a potential threat and in the cultural

a potential threat and in the cultural context of today I think that that

context of today I think that that

context of today I think that that probably explains the psychological

probably explains the psychological

probably explains the psychological pleasure that people might get from

pleasure that people might get from

pleasure that people might get from being on the move being on a journey

being on the move being on a journey

being on the move being on a journey there’s this notion of like movement

there’s this notion of like movement

there’s this notion of like movement against inertia movement and momentum

against inertia movement and momentum

against inertia movement and momentum these are things that make us feel alive

these are things that make us feel alive

these are things that make us feel alive and inertia it makes you feel like

and inertia it makes you feel like

and inertia it makes you feel like you’re sitting ready to die and back in

you’re sitting ready to die and back in

you’re sitting ready to die and back in the day maybe you were you sit still you

the day maybe you were you sit still you

the day maybe you were you sit still you get eaten