CRITICAL THINKING – Cognitive Biases: Pricing Biases
[3:40] Laurie Santos (Yale University) examines how people’s economic choices tend to confuse price and value…
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Quirkology: Stare at the dot!
[1:16] A quirky optical illusion from Richard Wiseman which makes a black and white image seem like it is colour. [Sourc…
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“I Think for Myself” – Neil deGrasse Tyson with Stephen Fry
[4:07] Neil deGrasse Tyson and Stephen Fry share some thoughts. [Source: Bdw5000 YouTube link]…
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Quirkology: The Floating cork
[1:19] Richard Wiseman presents another quirky optical illusion. [Source: Quirkology YouTube link]…
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The Trolley Problem – What would you do?
[4:21] A short introduction to the Trolley Problem. [Source: Philosophy Walk YouTube link]…
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A.C. Grayling: “Teach the Controversy”
[2:40] Philosopher A.C. Grayling explains why “Teaching the Controversy” isn’t a good approach …
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Bertrand Russell: Why I’m Not a Christian
[3:26] Bertrand Arthur William Russell 1872-1970 British philosopher, logican, mathematician, historian, and soc…
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PLATO ON: The Allegory of the Cave
[6:16] Plato made up an enduring story about why philosophy matters based on an allegory about a cave… [Source: The Sc…
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Paul Bloom: The “I”s Inside Us
[5:50] Psychologist Paul Bloom believes we are not one inner self but many. How does this affect our concepts of identit…
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In 100 Years, Will People Still Believe in God?
[2:36] One day, people will look back on humanity’s religious past and laugh, says skeptic and science writer Mi…
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