Not all scientific studies are created equal
[4:26] Every day, we are bombarded by attention grabbing headlines that promise miracle cures to all of our ailments &#…
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What Do Con Artists and Religious Leaders Have in Common?
[4:54] Psychologist and writer Maria Konnikova looks at the mechanisms of human nature that have allowed con artists, …
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Sam Harris response sets Reza Aslan straight!
[4:43] Reza Aslan speaking without thinking again and Sam Harris sets him straight. [Video source: Celebrity Univers…
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Is Christianity Moral?
[5:25] The ultimate irony: the religion that so often claims to have a monopoly on morality is based on appealing to peop…
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Epistemology: Analyzing Knowledge #2 (No-False-Lemma and No-Defeater Approaches)
[9:01] If we can’t analyze knowledge simply as justified true belief, can we add one more ingredient to produce a succ…
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Ricky Gervais: The Unbelievers Interview
[10:16] A video I put together, from The Unbelievers – Extended Interviews, containing only the Ricky Gervais c…
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Steven Pinker On Reason
[7:30] Steven Pinker talks about his personal philosophy and what reason means to him. [Source: Big Think YouTube li…
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The Backwards Brain Bicycle
[7:57] It took me 8 months to learn how to do this, but I was only picking up the bike and running to the end of the driveway an…
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The Trolley Problem Explained
[4:13] In 1967 Philippa Foot introduced us to the thought experiment called the Trolley Problem. This problem introdu…
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The West Wing – Bible Lesson
[3:42] The President speaking about his views of the Bible on the hit TV show “The West Wing” [Video source…
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