Michael Shermer on Cognitive Biases & How Thinking Goes Wrong (and Right!)
[1:51:09] Dr. Michael Shermer reviews the many ways that our attempts to understand the truth about the world are derai…
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The Biology of Addiction
[1:01:47] Drugs of abuse target discrete collections of nerve cells—called circuits—in the brain that normally …
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Where do superstitions come from?
[5:10] Are you afraid of black cats? Would you open an umbrella indoors? How do you feel about the number 13? Whether or no…
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Psychedelics: Mind-Enhancing Methods to Well-Being
[59:20] Psychedelic drugs, once dismissed by some as a flashback to 1960s counterculture, have generated a resurgenc…
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Jordan Peterson Misrepresents Science
[14:16] Jordan Peterson and Matt Dillahunty debated / discussed psychedelics, specifically magic mushrooms contai…
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Robin Carhart-Harris: The New Science of Psychedelics
[31:54] A conversation with psychologist and neuroscientist Robin Carhart-Harris on his work to explore the untappe…
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The Science of Racism | Creators for Change
[6:16] Racism is real. Science can help us combat it. Check out the Creators for Change playlist: yt.be/cfc/asapscien…
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How To Break A Bad Habit
[5:09] Bad Habits, Good Habits, How to break a bad habit, how to create a good habit, how to change your routine, how to sto…
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Nora Volkow: Tricking Your Brain into Healthy Addictions
[6:26] Can you force yourself to crave lettuce and running? Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abu…
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Robin Carhart-Harris: The Central Importance Of Psychological And Neurobiological Connectedness
[31:15] Leaning on previous and on-going studies imaging the human brain on psilocybin, LSD, MDMA and DMT with differe…
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