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[58:38] Is self-control the secret to success in life? Is it prewired, or can it be taught? Walter Mischel’s groundbr…
MORELawrence Krauss: We Need to Teach Kids Creative Thinking
[3:09] “Education is far less about a set of facts than a way of thinking,” says the professor and theoreti…
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[4:02] Bill O’Reilly’s Arguments is Demolished by The Atheist scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson. [Source:…
MORERichard Davidson: Happiness researcher… Innovator
[4:56] Richard Davidson is a world-renowned neuroscientist who, with an assist from the Dalai Lama, is leading the way …
MOREDoes the Theory of Evolution Really Matter?
[9:53] Students who may be disinterested or uncomfortable with the science of evolution often wonder why it is worth th…
MOREPHILOSOPHY – Kant: On Metaphysical Knowledge
[10:08] Kant famously claims that we have synthetic apriori knowledge. Indeed, this claim is absolutely central to al…
MORESchool of the Future: Customizing Education
[4:06] Alt School, located in Palo Alto, California, is an experiment in customized learning environments. [Source:…
MORESam Harris: War of Ideas
[2:24] Sam Harris on the ongoing war, the fight against dogmatic religion and its ideas. [Source: Morphing Reality Y…
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[1:21] This school is practicing meditation instead of detention, and the results are already changing studentsR…
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[4:33] Patrick Otema, 15 was born profoundly deaf. In the remote area of Uganda where he lives there are no schools for de…
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