Are Stupid People More Confident?
[3:19] We’ve all heard about the supposed relationship between confidence and knowledge – but is it true…
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Animated map shows how the world’s first written languages spread
[2:35] The introduction of writing systems changed the world. It allowed humans to physically express thoughts and la…
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Alison Gopnik: Teach Your Children Not to Fear the Possibility of Failure
[6:08] Developmental psychologist Alison Gopnik has done more than just ‘think of the children’, she wr…
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Charles Duhigg: Build Mental Models to Enhance Your Focus
[6:51] According to Pulitzer winner Charles Duhigg, the art of focus is training your mind to know what it can safely ign…
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Why Being A Failure Is A Good Thing
[3:24] Many of the world’s most successful people have failed many times before finding success. Here’s …
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Susan Blackmore: How is Personal Identity Maintained?
[7:25] What makes one a person or a self? If he or she sees, hears, thinks and feels, is that a person or a self? How can separ…
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25 Amazing Savant Minds
[9:03] Savants, those legendary masters of mental mayhem. They are blessed with an oasis of talent in a desert of disabi…
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Why Are Some People Left-Handed?
[5:30] We’ve got two perfectly good hands attached to two perfectly good arms, so why do most people prefer to use …
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Multitasking Is a Myth, and to Attempt It Comes at a Neurobiological Cost
[2:46] Multitasking is a myth, says McGill University Psychology Professor Daniel Levitin. Switching focus across t…
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Swifts set record by flying 10 months non-stop
[0:56] Fascinating research on the Swift bird highlighting it’s amazing stamina, flying through the skies non…
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