Does Comfort Food Really Make You Feel Better?
[2:10] When you’re feeling down, chances are you sometimes turn to comfort foods to help boost your mood! Do thes…
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Susan Blackmore: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence
[11:26] Some experiences can be unusual, vivid, and deeply personal. If you experienced something incredible or even …
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The Jesus Conspiracy
[6:23] But why were just those four gospels chosen over others? Outside the Bible, can we prove Jesus existed? And if he d…
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CRITICAL THINKING – Cognitive Biases: The GI Joe Fallacy
[3:16] In this video, Laurie Santos (Yale University) discusses why knowing about our cognitive biases is not enough t…
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CRITICAL THINKING – Cognitive Biases: Peak-End Effect
[5:15] In this video, Laurie Santos (Yale University) explains why our memories of good and bad events are a biased. Spe…
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CRITICAL THINKING – Cognitive Biases: Anchoring
[4:53] In this video, the cognitive scientist Laurie Santos (Yale University) explains the phenomenon of anchoring. …
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CRITICAL THINKING – Cognitive Biases: Alief
[3:59] In this video, the psychologist Laurie Santos (Yale University) explains the philosopher Tamar Gendler (Yale …
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Why Do So Many People Believe In Conspiracy Theories?
[4:13] Have you ever felt unsatisfied with the explanation of a strange event? Find out why we often come up with and beli…
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What Are Most & Least Religious Countries?
[6:53] “Gallup International and WI Network of Market Research conducted over sixty thousand interviews worl…
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Derren Brown: Talking To The Dead
[5:41] In this hugely uncomfortable climax to Messiah, Derren Brown skilfully convinces an audience that he has the ab…
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