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[1:58] Clothes have powers…over your mind. Learn more about this idea and others in the book, You Are Now Less Dum…

[2:07] Attribution error explained. [Video and text source: MeaningofLife.tv YouTube channel]…

[1:22] Placebo buttons surround you, pretending to do your bidding, learn more about things like this in You Are Now Les…

[10:09] Noticing a pattern emerge in the aftermath of some of the worst catastrophes in recent years—like Hurricane …

[4:35] Imagine winning a multi-million dollar lottery tomorrow. If you’re like many of us, you’d be ecstatic, una…

[14:26] The more we read and watch online, the harder it becomes to tell the difference between what’s real and wh…

[8:55] Think you’re not an optimist? Neuroscience begs to differ. Dr. Tali Sharot explains that 80% of people global…

[3:08] Many people are only too happy to obey an authority figure, even when what they’re being asked to do goes agains…

[4;42] What do we mean by “normal”? Cognitive scientists have found that your notion of normality is shap…

[3:37] An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise. You believe you are a rational, logic…