Ethics: The Nonidentity Problem
[7:06] In this video, Molly Gardner (Bowling Green State University) introduces the nonidentity problem. This probl…
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Ray Kurzweil: Biotechnology Will Stop Aging
[5:13] The coming biotechnology revolution will allow us, in the next 15 to 20 years, to reprogram our genes to resist bo…
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Robert Franciscus: Domestication and Human Evolution – Craniofacial Feminization in Evolution
[20:19] Robert Franciscus (Univ of Iowa) explains that anatomically modern humans are recognized in the fossil recor…
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Carol Dweck: The power of believing that you can improve
[10:24] Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain’s capacity to learn …
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What Can You Do Without a Brain?
[7:55] What can we do without a brain? [Source: Vsauce YouTube link]…
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Eric Kandel: Unconscious Decision Making
[4:30] Nobel-Prize winning neuropsychiatrist Eric Kandel describes new research which hints at the possibility of a …
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What Does Your Birthday Say About You? The Seasonal Birth Effect
[3:45] Does the month you were born in determine whether you’re right handed, or a smoker, or short-sighted? No, we…
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Christopher deCharms: The Future Of The Mind
[24:05] Mindfullness is a big trend not only in the technology world, but in some unlikely places too. Super Bowl winner…
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What Is Life? Is Death Real?
[5:56] So what is the difference between you and a rock? This seems like an easy, even stupid question. But even the smart…
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Michael Merzenich: How brain plasticity can change your life with
[37:06] Hear the latest on how the brain develops and how positive and negative brain plasticity remodels the brain acr…
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