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[17:48] Behavioral economist Dan Ariely talks about self control and the difference between our long term goals and ou…
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[6:55] LET THE RAT RACE GAMES BEGIN (or continue)!!!….Advertising is simply accepted by most, you don’t …
MOREDavid Eagleman: Powers of the Subconscious
[8:44] How significant is the subconscious? Though Freudian psychology is mostly discredited, most of our mental act…
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[5:29] Society is composed of human minds working collectively. By appreciating consciousness can we understand soc…
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[7:18] ‘Self awareness’ has a simple definition: the mental activity that reflects back on itself, the m…
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