Michael 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…
MOREHealth Claims: Cluster bluster
[7:01] We’ve seen that what we perceive and remember is literally shaped by our experiences and expectations. T…
MOREA Guide to Happiness – Seneca on Anger
[24:14] A practical guide to adopting the principles of the Roman philosopher Lucious Annaeus Seneca (4BC — 65A…
MOREA Guide to Happiness – Epicurus on Happiness
[23:59] Ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus (341-270 BC) advocated “friends, freedom and thought” as t…
MOREJames Randi debunks Crystal Power and Applied Kinesiology
[5:37] James Randi offers every opportunity for his guest to prove her powers, but as shown time after time, failure y…
MOREYour Irrational Brain
[5:45] That we are not instinctively built that way must be recognized if we’re going to get beyond the risks of no…
MOREStephen Fry: The Importance of Unbelief
[14:26] If you assume there’s no afterlife, Stephen Fry says, you’ll likely have a fuller, more interest…
MOREHow to Catch a Liar (Assuming We Want To)
[5:55] Paul Ekman’s research on facial expression and body movement began in 1954, as the subject of his Master&…
MOREDan Gilbert: The psychology of your future self
[6:50] “Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they’re finished.” Dan Gilbert …
MORERichard Dawkins – “What if you’re wrong?”
[1:19] A question posed by a Liberty University student at Professor Richard Dawkins at Randolph College in Lynchburg…
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