James Randi: Secrets of the Psychics Documentary
[54:17] James “The Amazing” Randi is the perfect mix of Science and Magic, a true conjurer of visual machi…
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Harriet Hall: Lecture 8 – Miscellaneous “Alternatives”
[42:38] There are recurrent memes or myths in CAM that refuse to die. Like zombies, they keep rising up again no matter ho…
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Harriet Hall: Lecture 9 – Pitfalls in Research
[44:13] We depend on science for our knowledge, but a lot of things can go wrong in scientific research that can mislead u…
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Harriet Hall: Lecture 10 – Science-Based Medicine in the Media and Politics
[44:44] We have regressed from the Age of Enlightenment to an Age of Endarkenment. The public is appallingly ignorant a…
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Psychology: Mind Reading for Beginners – What’s your number?
[5:43] Mind Readers like Derren Brown do not really read your mind. They mainly use magic tricks. But sometimes they als…
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James Randi: How to Squash a Paranormal Claim
[3:21] The James Randi Educational Foundation has never met a “psychic” it couldn’t discredit 
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Susan Blackmore: Conversation about extraordinary claims
[25:51] Some experiences can be unusual, vivid, and deeply personal. If you experienced something incredible or even …
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Pamela Meyer: How to spot a liar
[18:50] On any given day we’re lied to from 10 to 200 times, and the clues to detect those lie can be subtle and count…
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Susan Blackmore: Fighting the Fakers (and Failing)
[30:44] Susan Blackmore is a psychologist and writer researching consciousness, memes, and anomalous experiences, …
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Richard Dawkins interviews Illusionist Derren Brown
[53:14] In his series Enemies of Reason Richard Dawkins interviewed in an hour long special Derren Brown to get some ins…
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