PHILOSOPHY – The Good Life: Plato
[5:59] Chris Surprenant (University of New Orleans) discusses the account of human well-being and the good life prese…
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How do psychedelic drugs work on the brain?
[49:52] Dr Robin Carhart-Harris talks about his scientific research into the effects and potential therapeutic us…
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Kiko Suarez: Eight dimensions of wise design that could change everything
[11:28] This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. The world is changing …
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James Cantor: The Pedophile’s Brain
[5:25] Dr. James Cantor talks about what brain research is telling us about the minds of the most abhorred people in soci…
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Stephen Fry: How do we know what is true?
[2:52] A short Humanist animation about how we learn what’s true through the use of evidence and science. [Sourc…
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Stephen Fry: What makes something right or wrong?
[3:08] Written & produced by the British Humanist Association, and narrated by Stephen Fry. [Source: British Hum…
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Exercise vs. Drugs for Depression
[3:48] Aerobic exercise interventions found comparable to antidepressant medication in the treatment of patients w…
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Brains on Trial: Neuroscience and Law
[1:35:14] What if we could peer into a brain and see guilt or innocence? Brain scanning technology is trying to break its …
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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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How Power Makes People Selfish
[2:03] “Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely,” said the British historian Lord Acton. Unf…
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