Metaphysics: The Grandfather Paradox
[8:57] Agustín Rayo (M.I.T.) explains the grandfather paradox, one of the classic paradoxes of time travel. [Source…
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Dan Ariely: Are we in control of our decisions?
[17:26] THE TWO WAYS…. WAY #1: Due to the brain being way too complex with its 86 billion or so neurons and then tril…
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Intelligence Squared Debates: The World Would Be Better Off Without Religion
[1:47:38] In the words of Blaise Pascal, mathematician and Catholic, “Men never do evil so completely and cheer…
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Epistemology: Sleeping Beauty
[6:34] In this video, Michael Campbell introduces the Sleeping Beauty problem. This is a problem in formal epistemolo…
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Where Did God Come From?
[6:31] The word “religion” comes from the Latin “religio,” which means to unite or to unite …
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Robert Seyfarth: Theory of Mind
[3:36] Robert Seyfarth talks about how children develop a ‘theory of mind’. [Source: Richard Dawkins Fo…
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Antonio Rangel: The neuroeconomics of simple choice
[12:32] Antonio Rangel is a professor of neuroscience and economics at Caltech. He received a Ph.D. in economics from H…
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Richard Dawkins – “What are the five best reasons why there is no god”
[2:24] Richard Dawkins offers his clear reasons on why there is no god. [Source: Scavlan YouTube link]…
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The Ultimate Conspiracy Debunker
[2:02] Most Conspiracy Theories are stupid. By the power of the internet they spread like wildfire and often poison dis…
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How statistics can be misleading
[4:18] Statistics are persuasive. So much so that people, organizations, and whole countries base some of their most i…
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