The philosophy of Stoicism
[5:29] What is the best life we can live? How can we cope with whatever the universe throws at us and keep thriving nonethe…
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Awareness test: How many passes does the white team make?
[1:08] How many passes does the white team make? [Video and text source: dothetest YouTube channel]…
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Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar: What happens in your brain when you pay attention?
[6:32] Attention isn’t just about what we focus on — it’s also about what our brains filter out. By i…
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Ann Herrmann-Nehdi: One Thing to Know About Your Brain That Will Change Your Life
[15:00] TEDx Talk Tryon – Ann asks the question, “Do you manage your brain or does it manage you?” In …
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Tali Sharot: How Cognitive Biases Bend Reality: Private Optimism vs. Public Despair
[8:55] Think you’re not an optimist? Neuroscience begs to differ. Dr. Tali Sharot explains that 80% of people global…
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Barbara Oakley: Is It Really Possible to Change Someone’s Beliefs?
[4:49] It’s hard to know how you can change a person’s mind or opinion. And the reality is you can’t. I mean a change …
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David McRaney: You Are Not So Smart
[3:37] An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise. You believe you are a rational, logic…
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Richard Dawkins: Appetite for Wonder
[4:13] “By all means let’s be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.” Richa…
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Why You Still Have Time To Change Career
[3:04] We often feel as if we might have run out of time to change career. That’s because we usually have a wrong underst…
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Nepali Children Cable Across Rivers To Get To School
[2:14] Every day, these students in Nepal risk their lives crossing a river by cable – just to get to school. [Source: A…
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