Robert Sapolsky on Life and Free Will
[10:39] Robert Sapolsky tackles the contemplation of how a future world would react when accepting that we do not h…
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Paul Bloom: The Science of Bias, Empathy, and Dehumanization
[4:49] Empathy moves us, but it may move us to make an unethical decision. Conversely, says Bloom, dehumanization is no…
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How Much Neuroscience Is Actually Allowed in the Courtroom?
[3:41] “Neurolaw” is becoming increasingly important in the courtroom, but how effective are the curre…
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Michael Shermer: We don’t need God or religion to know right from wrong
[5:12] Do we really need God or religion to tell us what’s right and wrong? Michael Shermer, the publisher of Skep…
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Robert Sapolsky: The Neuroscience Behind Behavior
[55:50] Robert Sapolsky is an American neuroendocrinologist and author. He is currently a professor of biology, and p…
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Brain anatomy and function
[1:20:38] Jeanette Norden, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Emerita, Vanderbilt University School of M…
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David Eagleman: The Brain and The Law
[34:16] It’s still very much a work in progress trying to unravel the paradox of free will. There’s so many …
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How Do You Transplant A Human Head?
[8:00] At the end of this year a neurosurgeon will try a highly complex and risky operation to transplant a human head. Gr…
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CRISPR and the Future of Human Evolution
[6:43] We look into the future. Now that genetic engineering tools like CRISPR allow us to edit our genes, how will that i…
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Michael Shermer: Why Skepticism Is the Right Approach to the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia
[7:55] Bear with us for a second, but do you know the Belinda Carlisle song “Heaven is a Place on Earth”? It&…
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