Knowing our own minds
[2:44] A team from UCL Neuroscience have studied how the thickness of the prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain behin…
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Richard St. John: “Success is a continuous journey”
[5:08] In his typically candid style, Richard St. John reminds us that success is not a one-way street, but a constant jo…
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Dan Siegel: Use Mind Sight to Nurture a Shy Child
[14:03] An interesting talk by Dan Siegel on how to develop a shy child. [Source: Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Educati…
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Why Do We Like What We Like?
[19:17] Acclaimed evolutionary psychologist Paul Bloom reveals how certain universal aspects of the human mind expl…
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Dacher Keltner on the Evolutionary Roots of Compassion
[4:59] Dacher Keltner, UC Berkley psychology professor and faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center, expl…
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Dacher Keltner on the Vagus Nerve
[6:16] The UC Berkeley psychologist and Faculty Director of the Greater Good Science Center shares his research on the …
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Dan Siegel: The Emerging Mind
[24:29] Renowned academic, author, and director of the Mindsight Institute Dan Siegel, visits the RSA to reveal an ext…
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Paul Bloom: The Psychology of Everything
[48:15] The Psychology of Everything: What Compassion, Racism, and Sex tell us about Human Nature Paul Bloom, Brooks a…
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Dacher Keltner: The Evolution of Emotions
[4:13] Born to Be Good author Dacher Keltner introduces the Darwinian principle of antithesis, which attempts to expl…
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Robert Thurman: Think You’ve Found Happiness? Then You Haven’t
[3:36] Robert Thurman contends that true happiness occurs when we’re least aware of it. [Source: Big Think Yo…
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