Lessons about the Ego
[4:56] North Africa & Middle East – 95% Muslim / no pork South America – 95% Catholic / Heaven/Hell / No …
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Elizabeth Loftus: Powers of the Subconscious
[8:47] How significant is the subconscious? Though Freudian psychology is mostly discredited, most of our mental act…
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Ryan Holiday: Ego is the enemy
[9:47] A summary of a wonderful book by Ryan Holiday on how the ego can disrupt lives. [Source: FightingMediocrity …
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What is a thought made of?
[2:43] Thoughts come from brains, but are they purely physical? And why are they so hard to control? [Source: Explanima…
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Epistemology: Three Responses to Skepticism
[9:50] In this Wireless Philosophy video, Jennifer Nagel (University of Toronto) looks at three historically influe…
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Patricia Churchland: Free will or self-control?
[59:23] Patricia Churchland’s research focuses on the interface between neuroscience and philosophy. Although m…
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What is the Birthday Paradox?
[6:53] Imagine sitting in a classroom. Let’s say there are 30 people in the class. What are the odds that two peopl…
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Is Telepathy Real?
[4:56] Greg Foot and Hannah Fry delve into the mind this week, in answering whether or not telepathy is real? [Source: Br…
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Is there an Ultimate Reality?: Michael Shermer and others debate
[1:55:22] “Is there an Ultimate Reality?” and if yes, “Can it be accounted for by science such as ma…
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The Science of Subconscious Influence
[4:59] Each day, you’re exposed to thousands of stimuli. Even though you don’t notice most of them, can th…
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