Barbara Oakley: Is It Really Possible to Change Someone’s Beliefs?
[4:49] It’s hard to know how you can change a person’s mind or opinion. And the reality is you can’t. I mean a change …
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What we know about marijuana in 2017
[8:06] Marijuana! It’s also one of the most controversial and complex subjects we cover. And it’s time fo…
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The Addicted Brain: Science of Addiction
[5:41] This web series, Science of Addiction, is hosted by research analyst Reisto Belovich. In this episode, he will b…
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God’s Checklist 2.0
[9:47] Same list as the original, with some alterations and additions. [Video and text source: Theoretical Bullshit Y…
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The Social Synapse
[1:43:48] We humans work together on enormous scales, build complex tools as large as cities, and create social networ…
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Steve Coogan: The C**t Song
[2:52] Deleted musical scene / dream sequence from The Trip (2010) starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, directed by Mi…
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Bart Ehrman: Personal Beliefs Interview
[7:45] Bart provided Scott Burdick an opportunity for a short interview about his personal beliefs and religious expe…
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Stanley Milgram’s Obedience to Authority
[3:08] Many people are only too happy to obey an authority figure, even when what they’re being asked to do goes agains…
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What Do You Think is Normal?
[4;42] What do we mean by “normal”? Cognitive scientists have found that your notion of normality is shap…
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Bruce Hood: Free Will and Decision Making
[10:10] What is the relationship between free will and decision-making, the capacity of individuals to select among o…
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