Neil Degrasse Tyson & Sean Carroll: Why Science?
[3:46] Neil Degrasse Tyson and Sean Carroll discuss the importance of scientific inquiry. [Video and text source: Mor…
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Nancy Segal: Twin Mythconceptions
[58:09] Dr. Nancy Segal, the world’s leading expert on twins, has a new book that sheds light on over 70 commonly held i…
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Molly Crockett: How Morally Outraged Are You? Well, That Depends on Who’s Watching
[4:55] Outrage on the internet is very, very easy to find. It seems that everyday someone has done something that other p…
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Kristen Hawkes: Grandmothers and the Extended Family
[20:30] Conjugal families are often assumed to be building blocks of human societies and the primary site of child rear…
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Alexander Todorov: Your Face Makes the First Impression—What Does It Say? Bias, Evolution, Trust
[9:18] Ever seen someone and immediately thought that they look “shady”? Well, it could be based on cultu…
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Colin McGinn: What is the Nature of Personal Identity?
[3:26] Look at an old photo. Then look in the mirror. Those two images are of the same person, right? How so? They don̵…
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Opia: The Ambiguous Intensity of Eye Contact
[2:36] opia – n. the ambiguous intensity of looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive a…
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Richard Carrier: Why Invent the Jesus?
[1:16:10] Did Christianity really begin without a Jesus? HAAM welcomed historian and philosopher Dr. Richard Carrie…
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Lawrence Krauss: Why Schools Should Teach Skepticism Above Obedience
[5:37] “You can can get more information in your cell phone now than you can in any school, but you can also get more misi…
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Why do we feel nostalgia?
[4:08] Nostalgia was once considered an illness confined to specific groups of people. Today, people all over the worl…
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