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[11:05] David Hume is one of Scotland’s greatest philosophers. His claim to greatness lies in his appreciation of or…
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[5:06] Imagine a group of people. How big do you think the group would have to be before there’s more than a 50% chance th…
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[6:55] Fear is a motivator—often, when we’re scared, we feel that we want to leave a situation. That so-called …
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[3:01] What do scientists mean when they call the laws and regularities of nature beautiful? On the largest supra-cosm…
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[6:34] Humans naturally create stories and narratives, says Oliver Sacks. [Video and text source: Big Think YouTube c…
MOREChristof Koch: Why Philosophy of Science?
[6:44] Science is humankind’s magnificent achievement, the way of thinking to discern facts and truths and to r…
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[10:10] Science is humankind’s magnificent achievement, the way of thinking to discern facts and truths and to …
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[10:08] How does the brain produce the mind? This is one of the most difficult problems in science, because how can physi…
MOREMichael Shermer: Why people believe weird things
[14:11] THE EGO – A natural process NOT TO BE CRITICIZED, that helps humanity be critical of others individually …
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