Sam Harris on “Free Will”
[1:18:51] SAM HARRIS IS THE AUTHOR of the New Work Times bestsellers, The Moral Landscape, The End of Faith and Letter to …
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Sheri Johnson: Motivation to Pursue Dreams and Hopes – Understanding the Brain’s Reward System
[1:27:09] heri Johnson, Professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley, explores neurobiological, cognitive, emotional, a…
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Are we too Materialistic?
[4:46] The worry that we are too materialistic is an inevitable one in modern consumer society. The answer, surprising…
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Robert Trivers and Noam Chomsky: Deceit and Self-deception
[32:41] In the 1970s, a Harvard class taught by Robert Trivers ignited a controversy that would escalate into the ̶…
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Robert Trivers: Why Do We Deceive Ourselves?
[15:49] Robert Trivers addresses the question of why we lie to others, and to our ourselves. Are we doomed to indulge in f…
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Robin Dunbar: Can the internet buy you more friends?
[15:16] Robin Dunbar Anthropologist, evolutionary psychologist Robin, currently director of the Institute of Cogn…
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Our Mind is Not a Blank Slate
[11:50] “Human behavior is the most amazingly flexible behavior of any animal species,” says UC Santa Barbara ant…
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David Buss: Evolutionary psychology on religious belief
[4:39] Interview for Breaking New Ground in the Science-Religion Dialogue Workshop. How can evolutionary psycholog…
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Susan Carnicero: How to Spot a Lie
[47:46] In this participatory session, you will learn how to tell when someone is lying. Really. As a former CIA Officer …
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Joe Navarro: Narcissism – Dangerous personalities
[27:06] The narcissistic personality is everywhere. It could be your closest friend, your spouse or child. I had the ch…
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