James Randi shows his ESP
[7:45] Extrasensory perception (ESP) or not?….. If we don’t have the knowledge and accumulate all possi…
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Susan Jacoby: How to Define “Facts”
[56:51] Susan Jacoby speaking at the TAM 2013 conference. [Video and text source: JamesRandiFoundation YouTube chan…
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Ben Goldacre: Battling Bad Science
[14:19] Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they’re right? Doctor and ep…
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Richard Dawkins: The Rational Revolutionary
[1:33:59] In the 1960s and 70s, a revolution took place in the way we understand human nature. Out went Marx and Freud, an…
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Faith Healers Tricks Exposed! – Miracles For Sale
[7:35] To demonstrate how some faith healers lie to audiences, Derren Brown demonstrates the most common practices to …
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Why Humans Are Natural Liars
[4:12] Humans lie as often as 2 or 3 times in a ten minute conversation. Why did we evolve to lie and what might it tell us abo…
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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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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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25 Ways To Tell If Someone Is Lying To You
[5:24] You can never completely tell when someone is lying. Not even a lie detector can do that. Do you understand what th…
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What Do Con Artists and Religious Leaders Have in Common?
[4:54] Psychologist and writer Maria Konnikova looks at the mechanisms of human nature that have allowed con artists, …
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