Is there an Ultimate Reality?: Michael Shermer and others debate
[1:55:22] “Is there an Ultimate Reality?” and if yes, “Can it be accounted for by science such as ma…
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Jesse Prinz: The Moral Self
[49:48] Jesse Prinz argues, based partly on empirical findings, that values are central to personal identity. He disc…
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This Video May Give You Goose Bumps
[5:22] The weird and wonderful science of goose bumps. [Source: BrainCraft YouTube link]…
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Mahzarin Banaji: Group Love: How the Mind Creates ‘Us’ and ‘Them’
[56:12] Mahzarin R. Banaji, Harvard University, explains how our tendency to divide ourselves into groups operates b…
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Joseph LeDoux: Talking about fear
[44:33] Report presented during SOPSI 2015 Congress in Milano, Italy in February 24 2015. [Video source: PSYCHIATRY O…
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Do plants respond to pain?
[3:18] Scientists conduct a plant experiment that may make you rethink those veggie burgers. [Source: Smithsonian Ch…
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Paul Bloom: The “I”s Inside Us
[5:50] Psychologist Paul Bloom believes we are not one inner self but many. How does this affect our concepts of identit…
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2-Minute Neuroscience: Limbic System
[1:51] In my 2-Minute Neuroscience videos I simplistically explain neuroscience topics in 2 minutes or less. In this v…
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2-Minute Neuroscience: Amygdala
[2:00] In this video, I discuss the amygdala. The amygdala is a collection of nuclei found in the temporal lobe; it is bes…
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Michael Shermer: God does NOT exist
[16:03] Dr Michael Shermer gives his argument against the existence of God. Dr Michael Shermer begins by saying that 84…
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