Ben Rein, PhD

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NeuroscienceExplainers & general knowledgeSocial commentaryneurosciencescienceeducationmental-healthsocial-connection
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Audience and activity

Subscribers8.9K
Views per video522median of the last 30
Views per subscriber0.06how many actually watch
Comments per video0median
Uploads per month0.2
Last upload3mo ago2026-06-26
Total views2.4M
Total videos486
Long-form / Shorts3% / 64%

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What Ben Rein, PhD makes

Topics neuroscience, science, education, mental-health, social-connection

Dr. Ben Rein is a Stanford-trained neuroscientist and a science educator. He currently serves as the Chief Science Officer of the Mind Science Foundation, an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University, and a Clinical Assistant Professor at SUNY Buffalo. He is also the author of the Penguin Random House book "Why Brains Need Friends: The Neuroscience of Social Connection." In his videos, Ben shares findings from the world of neuroscience and debunks videos containing misinformation.

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Recent videos

TitlePublishedViewsLength
There is no workbook for Why Brains Need FriendsShort2026-09-111.1K1 min
*JUST* published in Cell: “Modern Science Outreach: A Guide for Scientists.” I’m super proud of2026-08-208772 min
Free dementia prevention covered by your health insurance!Short2026-07-073571 min
WATCH THIS Before Choosing a Career in Science2026-06-2613816 min
Did you know the haptic vests worn by soldiers in westworldhbo were inspired by research fromShort2026-04-172.0K1 min
If people start telling you electromagnetic fields are being used for gene control, this is why 😅2026-04-162.7K1 min
The comments are going to be a dumpster fire on this one, but… We are currently living through an2025-12-071.5K1 min
Man just leave us out of it 😭🙏Short2025-12-063.5K1 min
Is echolocation possible in humans? explains 👂2025-12-041.7K1 min
Have you experienced the hypnagogic state?Short2025-10-131.7K1 min

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