Epistemology: The Puzzle of Grue
[6:00] In this video, Sinan Dogramaci (The University of Texas at Austin) explains the puzzle of grue. He discusses how …
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PHILOSOPHY – René Descartes
[8:49] Rene Descartes is perhaps the world’s best known-philosopher, in large part because of his pithy statement, …
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Angry Kid – Russian Roulette
[1:34] A little game of spin the hammer with my favourite friends. [Video and text source: Angry Kid YouTube channel]…
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The Psychology of Accents
[4:08] Some interesting observations about accents. [Source: BrainCraft YouTube link]…
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What is the Stream of Consciousness?
[7:53] The stream of consciousness refers to the passage of many thousands of images and ideas through our minds every d…
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EASTERN PHILOSOPHY – Matsuo Basho
[5:46] Matsuo Basho was one of the most famous Zen poets of Japan, who alerts us to the neglected beauty and interest of ev…
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Sam Harris: The meaning of life
[6:42] Life, death & the present moment. A lecture from Sam Harris that I chopped up, fit together and overlaid with …
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Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathy
[18:07] By leading the Americans in his audience at TEDxPSU step by step through the thought process, sociologist Sam R…
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Yemeni child, Nada & Egyptian cleric debate child marriage
[6:29] Some Islamic nations allow child marriage once the young girl begins puberty, but it seems that young girls are o…
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Steven Novella – Research on acupuncture
[4:52] Do sticking needles into the body help to heal or just another placebo. Steve Novella offers his researched opin…
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