Stephen Stich: The Evolution of Morality?
[56:10] This lecture was hosted by the Murphy Institute at Tulane University on Friday, April 4, 2014. About the Speake…
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Conformity and groupthink
[7:34] How and why conformity arises. [Video and text source: Khanacademymedicine YouTube channel]…
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Steven Pinker: The Elephant, the Emperor, and the Matzo Ball
[43:38] William James Fellow Award Address recorded May 2016 in Chicago at the 28th Annual Convention of the Associati…
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Peter Kivisto: Sociology of Religion
[14:54] Why is the attitude to religion changing with time? What it depends on with different cultures? Why is religion …
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Us vs Them: Immigration, Empathy and Psychology
[4:43] ALL OF US ORIGINALLY STARDUST and then millions of years of evolution later and here we are as humans with our clos…
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Paul Bloom: Against Empathy
[2:49] Paul Bloom, psychologist and Yale professor, argues that empathy is a bad thing—that it makes the world worse…
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Jonathan Haidt: Why Do We Disagree Politically?
[53:13] Politics can be divisive. There is an ‘us,’ and there is a ‘them.’ Author Jonathan H…
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Chris Frith: Neural Basis of Social Interaction
[13:54] Dr Chris Frith discussing human emotions and brain activity. [Video and text source Serious Science You Tube c…
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Cross-Coursera Dishonesty Debate
[1:08:54] Watch the legendary moral philosopher Peter Singer, the distinguished psychologist Paul Bloom, and the ex…
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David Brooks: Character in the Selfie Age
[3:21] David Brooks on Character in the Selfie Age. Are you driven by how high you can climb, or how deep your inner charac…
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