Quirkology: Assumptions
[0:43] A cluster of optical illusions presented by psychologist Richard Wiseman. [Source: Quirkology YouTube lin…
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Zeno’s Dichotomy Paradox
[4:11] Can you ever travel from one place to another? Ancient Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea gave a convincing argument …
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Flashed Face Distortion Effect
[3:50] FREE WILL? … PLEASE TAKE PART IN THIS FUN 1 MINUTE EXPERIMENT. 😀 (follow the simple instructions)  Okay…
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Epistemology: Paradoxes of Perception #2 (Argument from Hallucination)
[7:21] Common sense takes for granted that we can typically just see physical objects without further hindrance. In th…
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Epistemology: Paradoxes of Perception #1 (Argument from Illusion)
[7:57] In this video, Dr Eugen Fischer (University of East Anglia) presents the ‘argument from illusion’. This ar…
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Mind Over Masters: The Question of Free Will
[1:23:38] Do we make conscious decisions? Or are all of our actions predetermined? And if we don’t have free will…
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Checker board shade illusion
[1:17] Professor Edward H Adelson produced this excellent optical illusion in 1995. Two areas highlighted in the clip …
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Daniel Dennett: What is Free Will?
[6:00] Free will is a problem. If it seems obvious that you are perfectly free to choose and decide, then it seems perfect…
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The Magic of Consciousness
[7:32] Is consciousness real? Could it be just an illusion manufactured in the theatre of our minds? And what use is it  
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The Backwards Brain Bicycle
[7:57] It took me 8 months to learn how to do this, but I was only picking up the bike and running to the end of the driveway an…
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