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Jason Silva

Jason Silva is the Emmy-nominated host of National Geographic Channel’s #1 rated and Emmy-nominated TV series Brain Games, seen in over 171 countries. “A Timothy Leary of the Viral Video Age” was how The Atlantic described television personality, filmmaker, and philosopher Silva, who is also the creator of the Discovery Digital web series Shots of Awe, micro-documentaries exploring creativity, innovation, exponential technology, futurism, metaphysics, existentialism and the human condition.

Why Jason Silva is Addicted to Awe

By Jason Silva | July 13, 2016

Jason Silva, creator of "Shots of Awe" and host of "Brain Games," discusses his attempts to hack emotions and evoke awe on demand.

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