Being Kind Is Our Default Response, Contrary to Popular Belief
[2:07] To describe humans as innately selfish creatures (a) misunderstands some of our most important scientific and …
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The Secrets of Happiness – in 60 Seconds
[1:14] Hours of thought by the team at the School of Life have led us to a 60 second film, summarizing a lot of what we know ab…
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Kelly McGonigal: How to have more willpower
[4:39] HOW TO HAVE MORE WILLPOWER – THE WILLPOWER INSTINCT BY KELLY MCGONIGAL ANIMATED BOOK REVIEW. Great book. …
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Andrew Newberg: 5 Steps to Achieve Enlightenment — All Supported by Science
[13:53] Andrew Newberg, director of research at Jefferson Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, explains the f…
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Crash Course Philosophy #45: Assisted Death & The Value of Life
[9:53] As we wrap up Crash Course Philosophy, we’re using the things we’ve learned to explore big issues like the va…
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2-Minute Neuroscience: Medulla Oblongata
[2:00] In this video, I discuss the medulla oblongata. The medulla is part of the brainstem and is responsible for a numb…
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Crash Course Psychology #26: Emotion, Stress and Health
[10:19] So, it turns out we have an easy time reading emotions in facial expressions, but emotions can straight up kill u…
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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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Higher Consciousness
[4:32] ‘Higher consciousness’ sounds mystical and possibly irritating. It shouldn’t. It just c…
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Misophonia: Hatred of sound
[4:49] Misophonia. Is it real? If so, what is it? Is it the Hatred of Sound? Why does it cause a fight or flight response? Ma…
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