Steven Pinker: The Philosophy of Free Will
[24:05] Steven Pinker is a Canadian-born American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. He …
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Michael Shermer with Brian Greene: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
[1:12:41] Until the End of Time is Brian Greene’s breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to find mea…
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Big Questions in Free Will
[1:37:05} Do we have free will? After so many centuries of debate by so many great thinkers, can we still make progress in …
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The Royal Institution Lecture: What Makes Me, Me?
[56:55] What makes humans human? And what makes every person an individual? [YouTube channel source, text and viewing…
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Matthew Walker: The science of sleep – A fascinating conversation with Joe Rogan
[1:55:32] Matthew Walker is Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and …
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Nancy Segal: Twins – A window into human nature
[11:42] Twins tell us about our humanity – who we are and where we came from, says Nancy Segal. In her fascinating a…
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Learning Songs with the Help of Dopamine
[3:54] For more information, see Xiao et al., Neuron 98/1, http://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S…. Circui…
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Do You Hear “Yanny” or “Laurel”?
[2:58] Yanny vs. Laurel audio illusion solved! PHEW FINALLY! [Video and text source: AsapSCIENCE YouTube channel]…
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Jordan Peterson & Iain McGilchrist in Conversation: The Master and His Emissary
[29:51] A fascinating conversation about the roles of the left and right brain hemispheres where Iain McGilchrist h…
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Dr. Richard Haier: The Neuroscience of Intelligence
[1:24:31] There is almost nothing more important to understand about people than intelligence. It can be measured mor…
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