# Why we collect things

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxSMU
- Speaker: Daniel Krawczyk
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_krawczyk_why_we_collect_things)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

As a collector of pinball machines, neuroscientist and psychologist Daniel Krawczyk has received his share of the sideways glances. In this eye-opening talk, however, he argues that collecting is a hardwired human behavior as a potent mix of neurobiology and social psychology.

## Lectures

1. [Why we collect things](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/daniel_krawczyk_why_we_collect_things/6e519b1e071a), 13 min (TED's player)