Susan Blackmore: Conversation about extraordinary claims
[25:51] Some experiences can be unusual, vivid, and deeply personal. If you experienced something incredible or even …
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Probability: The Monty Hall Problem
[4:17] The Monty Hall problem is a strange result arising from a very simple situation. In this video, Bryce Gessell (Du…
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PHILOSOPHY – Friedrich Nietzsche
[6:56] Nietzsche believed that the central task of philosophy was to teach us to ‘become who we are’. [Sou…
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Celebrity poo collection
[1:14] If you are famous enough for this English collectors shop, the owner will pay you to leave a certain kind of deposi…
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Naked Science – Telepathy
[49:55] Does telepathy exist? Scientists have argued for years about the existence of telepathy, the claimed ability …
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Can Language Affect How You Spend Your Money?
[5:53] Yale University economist Keith Chen’s study on “The Effect of Language on Economic Behavior.&#…
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Brain Tricks – This Is How Your Brain Works
[4:40] Inspired by the book Thinking Fast and Slow by Nobel prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman. [Source: As…
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Intelligence Squared Debates: Genetically Modify Food
[1:43:00] Genetically modified (GM) foods have been around for decades. Created by modifying the DNA of one organism t…
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Sam Harris: On Interpreting Scripture
[6:46] Maybe God spoke in metaphor. [Source: Big Think YouTube link]…
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Sam Harris and Cenk Uygur Clear the Air on Religious Violence and Islam
[3:00:38] Sam Harris (Author, neuroscientist, Co-founder of Project Reason) and Cenk Uygur (Host of The Young Turks) …
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