Steven Pinker: Why do progressives hate progress?
[10:02] Steven Pinker at the 2017 Breakthrough Dialogue in Sausalito, California. [Video and text source: Breakthro…
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The Institute of Medicine Report on the Health Effects of Marijuana
[5:04] What did the 2017 National Academies of Sciences 468 page report conclude about cannabis? [Video and text sourc…
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Richard Dawkins on Why Not All Opinions Are Equal, and Elitism
[5:33] Very blunt at times but not obnoxious / self centred with it, Richard Dawkins shares some more excellent views an…
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Frans de Waal: Morality without religion
[18:14] Human morality is older than our current religions, and may go back to tendencies observable in other mammals. …
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Michael Ferguson: This is Your Brain on God
[14:03] Can science give us insights into age-old questions about religion? In this talk, Dr. Michael Ferguson descri…
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James Randi vs. The Supernatural
[11:30] The Amazing James Randi uses his knowledge of magic to expose the supernatural and he wants to give you a million …
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The McGurk Effect!
[3:25] The McGurk effect is a compelling demonstration of how we all use visual speech information. The effect shows th…
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Daniel Kahneman: Explorations of the Mind – Intuition
[56:00] Daniel Kahneman is an internationally renowned psychologist whose work spans cognitive psychology, behavi…
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Sam Harris: Free will challenged
[6:36] Sam Harris describes how free will is an illusion. [Video and text source: Cogent Canine YouTube channel…
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Dunning-Kruger effect: Why incompetent people think they’re amazing
[5:07] How good are you with money? What about reading people’s emotions? How healthy are you, compared to other peop…
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