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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Peggy Mason: Anti-anxiety medication limits empathetic behavior in rats
[3:35] UChicago neuroscientist Peggy Mason studies empathy–specifically how rats (and presumably other mam…
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Tali Sharot: The optimism bias
[17:40] Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains a…
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Bruce Hood: Think You don’t Believe in the Supernatural? Think Again
[18:51] He asks the audience if they would wear a beautiful cashmere cardigan that he had collected, that was freshly wa…
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Michael Shermer and Colin McGinn — Mysterianism, Consciousness, Free Will, and God
[1:06:16] This remote Science Salon was initiated after McGinn commented publicly, and critically, on Shermer’s l…
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Dan Buettner: How to Be Happy
[27:45] Where in the world are people the happiest? Can we reverse-engineer the secrets of happiness and longevity by s…
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Bill Gates & Steven Pinker: Discuss Enlightenment Now
[2:46] People all over the world are living longer, healthier, and happier lives, so why do so many think things are gett…
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Matthew Lieberman: Why our brains are wired to be social
[1:54] Neuroscientist Professor Matthew Lieberman outlines how social connection is one of the fundamental drivers …
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Bret Weinstein: Is being humble a virtue?
[22:37] What happens when we stigmatize ambition and promote self-doubt? [Video and text source: Bret Weinstein YouT…
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