The Teenage Brain
[59:12] Vassar alums Lisa Kudrow ’85 and Abby Baird ’91 have a conversation about Baird’s researc…
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The Insula
[2:32] Dr. Abigail Baird of Vassar College talks about the insula during her lecture “The Neuroscience of the Te…
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Asch conformity experiments
[4:10] In psychology, the Asch conformity experiments or the Asch Paradigm refers to a series of studies directed by So…
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Joseph Campbell: Why Myth?
[3:45] Joseph Campbell explains the importance of a healthy understanding of history and mythology. [Video and text s…
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Robert Wright & Michael Shermer: The purpose of evolution
[1:14:28] 1:31 Bob’s NY Times article on evolution and purpose 23:23 Was evolution likely to produce the Internet? 3…
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Stephen Stich: The Evolution of Morality?
[56:10] This lecture was hosted by the Murphy Institute at Tulane University on Friday, April 4, 2014. About the Speake…
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Daniel Dennett: Memes 101 – How Cultural Evolution Works
[7:04] We are what we are because of genes; we are who we are because of memes. Philosopher Daniel Dennett muses on an idea …
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How Does Anxiety Work?
[3:37] Anxiety is a normal, healthy response for the human body. But when it interferes with daily life it can become a di…
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Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde: Money and Neuroeconomics
[13:08] What is the correlation between, money, familiarity and the self explained. [Video and text source Serious Sc…
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Steve Jones: Evolution of humans
[12:48] A quick lesson by Steve Jones on natural selection. [Video and text source Serious Science You Tube channel]…
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