Where Did God Come From?
[6:31] The word “religion” comes from the Latin “religio,” which means to unite or to unite …
MOREDoes the News Do Us Any Good?
[23:47] Alain de Botton asks: what is it that we’re really looking for when we watch or read the news – and is …
MOREScience Faith and Religion
[1:46:11] Public debate, pitting atheist against believer, typically yields a polarized picture. Might a more nuanc…
MOREPaul Bloom on the Psychology of Prejudice
[3:12] Paul Bloom, author and Yale University psychologist, explores the psychological roots of prejudice. Deep dow…
MOREPamela Meyer: How to spot a liar
[18:50] On any given day we’re lied to from 10 to 200 times, and the clues to detect those lie can be subtle and count…
MOREHow Racist Are You? – Jane Elliott’s Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes Exercise
[47:00] These 30 people have never met. By the days end, they may wish they never had. For one long day they’ll be at …
MORESusan Blackmore: Fighting the Fakers (and Failing)
[30:44] Susan Blackmore is a psychologist and writer researching consciousness, memes, and anomalous experiences, …
MOREMichael Shermer: Baloney Detection Kit
[14:40] With a sea of information coming at us from all directions, how do we sift out the misinformation and bogus claim…
MORENita Farahany: Determinism & Freedom
[3:40] Nita Farahany focuses on the legal, philosophical and social issues arising from developments in the bioscien…
MORERobert Sapolsky Lecture 18: Aggression II
[1:45:06] Robert Sapolsky continues his lectures about aggression in humans but also continues to talk about other em…
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