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[1:54:55] On March 28, 2006 at the College of the Holy Cross, 1 College Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, Dr. Bart D. Eh…

[5:23] The real reason we may destroy ourselves isn’t really to do with politics or economics or even warfare. It has t…

[3:17] Of all the strange things that humans have come up with, almost none is stranger—nor more pervasive across sep…

[6:09] The philosophy of Kurzgesagt. [Video and text source: Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell YouTube channel]…

[6:34] How do you get out of a mental feedback loop? The smartest people—call them geniuses or what you will—tend to …

[5:35] In this short talk, psychologist Dan Ariely tells two personal stories that explore scientific conflict of int…

[42:47] [Video and text source: Skepticon YouTube channel]…

[6:59] We want to believe that there are some things we would never do. But how can we be sure? Human rights barrister and r…

[2:38] sonder – n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. [Vi…

[2:55] While you’re in it, life seems epic. Fiery, tenuous, and unpredictable. But once you have some distance f…