Happiness
[4:16] The story of a rodent’s unrelenting quest for happiness and fulfillment. [Video and text source: Steve C…
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Stephen Fry & Steven Pinker on the Enlightenment Today
[1:18:48] The eminent Harvard Professor Steven Pinker joins Stephen Fry to discuss the challenges we face in the 21st c…
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Fabrizio Benedetti: Placebo explained
[18:50] Fabrizio Benedetti, Professor of Physiology and Neuroscience at the University of Turin Medical School, joi…
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Michael Shermer & Ralph Lewis: Finding Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
[1:23:06] In this wide-ranging conversation, Michael Shermer talks with the author of the new book Finding Purpose in …
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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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Johann Hari: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression
[58:25] One in four people in Britain is suffering from depression or anxiety in any given year – but have we been taugh…
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That Moment Social Media Sets You Free
[4:43] We all have a unique story to tell, but some themes are universal. That Moment…. you realize your parents a…
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Daniel Kahneman: Explorations of the Mind – Intuition
[56:00] Daniel Kahneman is an internationally renowned psychologist whose work spans cognitive psychology, behavi…
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Sam Harris: The Self
[5:36] Introspection and transcendence courtesy of Sam Harris. [Video and text source: Morphing Reality YouTube cha…
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Sean Carroll: The Big Picture – From the Big Bang to the Meaning of Life
[1:03:35] Award-winning scientist and writer Sean Carroll ties together the fundamental laws of physics governing t…
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