Mind Field

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Mind Field
Genre
Created byMichael Stevens
Presented byMichael Stevens
Theme music composerJake Chudnow
Opening theme"Atlas"[1]
Composers
  • Jake Chudnow
  • Russell Spurlock
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Phillip Barbb
  • Travis Dowell
  • Jen Friesen
  • Andy Wood
CinematographyMatthew Novello
Editors
  • Gerry Becerril
  • John French
  • Anita Hadulla
  • Petey Hentrich
  • Tom Munden
  • Jesse Soff
Camera setupAndrew Burks
Running time21–34 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkYouTube Premium
ReleaseJanuary 18, 2017 (2017-01-18) –
October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
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Mind Field is an American streaming television series produced exclusively for YouTube Premium, created and presented by Michael Stevens, the creator of the YouTube channel Vsauce. The format of the series is based heavily on that of Vsauce, with Stevens presenting documentary-style episodes which focus on aspects of human behavior, particularly the brain and the influences of consciousness.[2][3] Every episode contains one or more experiments, in which either volunteers or Stevens himself participates, that relates to the topic of the episode.[4][5] For example, in episode one, Stevens locks himself in an empty room for three days in order to investigate the effects of social isolation on the brain.[6]

Three seasons of Mind Field have been released on Vsauce, each one with eight episodes. The first season ran in early 2017, the second season from late 2017 to early 2018, and the third from late 2018 to early 2019.[7][8] On October 1, 2019, all episodes became watchable with ads for free for those without YouTube Premium. On October 24, 2019, a special episode entitled "What Is the Scariest Thing?" was released.[9]

  1. ^ Jake Chudnow's YouTube channel (2017-02-22), Jake Chudnow - "Atlas" (Theme from Mind Field), archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2017-06-23
  2. ^ Stark, Cortlynn (July 20, 2018). "Ever wanted to be a part of a brain? Here's your chance". The Kansas City Star.
  3. ^ "Vsauce's Michael Stevens Asks If You'd Kill Five People Or Just One". Innovation & Tech Today. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  4. ^ "MIND FIELD Revisits The Stanford Prison Experiment in New Episode". BroadwayWorld.
  5. ^ "Vsauce went to Peru to experience ayahuasca". Boing Boing. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  6. ^ "Vsauce Drops Trailer For YouTube Red Series 'Mind Field', Premiering Jan. 18". Tubefilter. 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  7. ^ "Mind Field Season 3". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  8. ^ Mind Field - Official Trailer (YouTube video). Vsauce. 2017-01-11. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  9. ^ What Is The Scariest Thing? (YouTube video). Vsauce. 2019-10-24. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2020-02-01.