Barry Smith: What is Consciousness Good For?
[22:22] What is Consciousness Good For? How much of what we do is driven by the automatic and the unconscious? Science ha…
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Sam Harris: The brain
[2:43] Sam Harris discusses the brain in reference to the afterlife. [Video source: Morphing Reality YouTube channel…
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Lawrence Krauss: Something essential
[4:22] “We force the way we view reality to depend upon the evidence of reality.” Lawrence Krauss [Video a…
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Neil degrasse Tyson: Alien vs Human Intelligence
[4:47] An interesting comparison made by Neil deGrasse Tyson between us and possible advanced life forms in the univer…
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Richard Dawkins: 2 Flaws Plague Unscientific Belief, from Trump & Alt-Right to Religious Doctrine
[4:43] What’s it like to be worshipped by the Alt-Right? Not good, especially if you’re a passionate rati…
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Cortney Warren: Honest liars – The psychology of self-deception
[13:47] By providing content, resources, and connections, Dr. Cortney Warren’s goal is to support anyone who i…
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Alison Gopnik: Free Will and Decision Making
[9:39] What is the relationship between free will and decision-making, the capacity of individuals to select among op…
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Bret Weinstein: The Personal Responsibility Vortex
[16:33] Bret Weinstein is an evolutionary theorist and member of the faculty at The Evergreen State College. In “…
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Hugo Mercier: The Function of Reason
[6:54] Many of us believe our capacity to reason helps us to acquire knowledge and make better decisions – but wha…
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Robert Sapolsky: Why You Don’t Have Free Will: Your Breakfast Food, Biology, and Culture
[3:35] ‘Societal conditioning’ might sound like either a grim Orwellian brainwashing technique or a fa…
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