Paul Rulkens: Why the majority is always wrong
[11:25] This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Paul Rulkens is an exp…
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Tali Sharot: Why We Fear What We Can’t Control: Airplanes, Hospital, Old Age
[6:55] Fear is a motivator—often, when we’re scared, we feel that we want to leave a situation. That so-called …
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Dan Ariely: What is morality?
[4:31] There’s the morality we aspire to and the morality we play by day-to-day, says Ariely. [Video and text sou…
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Steven Sloman: The Knowledge Illusion
[6:41] How have we achieved so much despite understanding so little? Whilst individuals know very little, the collect…
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Colin Camerer: The Strategizing Brain
[14:49] Colin Camerer is the Robert Kirby Professor of Behavioral Economics at Caltech. He earned a Ph.D. from the Univ…
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Yuval Noah Harari: Answering 10 Questions on the History of Happiness
[6:18] Author and professor of history, Yuval Noah Harari, on the history of human happiness. [Video and text source: T…
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Stacy Smith: The data behind Hollywood’s sexism
[15:44] Where are all the women and girls in film? Social scientist Stacy Smith analyzes how the media underrepresents …
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World Happiness Report 2017
[4:56] The World Happiness Report 2017, which ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels, was released on 20 March 2…
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Kelly Peters: Applying behavioral economics to real-world challenges
[13:07] BE BRIGHT: “Overcome your fear of making a mistake. Take a bold stance, an active role in big life situati…
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Would winning the lottery make you happier?
[4:35] Imagine winning a multi-million dollar lottery tomorrow. If you’re like many of us, you’d be ecstatic, una…
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