The Prisoner’s Dilemma
[5:22] The prisoner’s dilemma is a paradox in decision analysis in which two individuals acting in their own b…
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Why There’s Most Likely No God
[7:16] Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking and many other extremely well-known scientists have opinions on the idea of G…
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The terrifying trolley dilema
[3:46] The Trolley Problem is a thought experiment in ethics. The general form of the problem is this: There is a runaway …
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Ethics: The Nonidentity Problem
[7:06] In this video, Molly Gardner (Bowling Green State University) introduces the nonidentity problem. This probl…
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Epistemology: The Paradox of the Ravens
[6:29] In this video, Marc Lange (UNC-Chapel Hill) introduces the paradox of confirmation, one that arises from insta…
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Psychology: Mind Reading for Beginners – What’s your number?
[5:43] Mind Readers like Derren Brown do not really read your mind. They mainly use magic tricks. But sometimes they als…
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Epistemology: The Puzzle of Grue
[6:00] In this video, Sinan Dogramaci (The University of Texas at Austin) explains the puzzle of grue. He discusses how …
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Angry Kid – Russian Roulette
[1:34] A little game of spin the hammer with my favourite friends. [Video and text source: Angry Kid YouTube channel]…
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Sam Harris: The Case Against Christianity
[4:49] Sam Harris offers his case against the Christian god concept. [Video source: Atheism is Unstoppable YouTube…
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What is the Stream of Consciousness?
[7:53] The stream of consciousness refers to the passage of many thousands of images and ideas through our minds every d…
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