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CRITICAL THINKING / FREE WILL?

[15:00] TEDx Talk Tryon – Ann asks the question, “Do you manage your brain or does it manage you?” In …

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

[4:49] It’s hard to know how you can change a person’s mind or opinion. And the reality is you can’t. I mean a change …

[1:43:48] We humans work together on enormous scales, build complex tools as large as cities, and create social networ…

[2:52] Deleted musical scene / dream sequence from The Trip (2010) starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, directed by Mi…

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

[6:06] NBC Dateline producer Dan Slepian volunteered at Sing Sing, helping to create the “Voices From Within&#…

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

[10:10] What is the relationship between free will and decision-making, the capacity of individuals to select among o…

[1:01:44] Daniel Dennett explores the first steps towards a unified theory of information, through common threads in …