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Web guy: Jason Etheridge RESOURCE COLLECTIONS
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- A nice Philosophy of Mind summary
- The power of categorical logic
- What exactly is the scientific method and why do so many people get it wrong?
- Paralympic athletes faster than olympic athletes — what does this tell us about difference?
- Logic: if + then = why? How can we understand the power of logic?
- How do we ensure we are exposed to new ideas? A parody with bite.
- A Life of Meaning (Reason Not Required) – What is the nature of our relationship with reason?
- Can you name this cognitive bias?
- By what measures can we value human life?
- Teaching philosophy improves standardised scores
- Are we in control of our own decisions?
- Neuroscience and education: myths and messages
- Free will is not as free as we think – and that’s ok.
- Where’s the Proof in Pseudoscience?
- Science in the lead?
RANDOM POSTS
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- The Fallacy of Deepest Offence
- Danger in toxic discourse
- Honesty and Charity in Arguments
- Teaching how to think is just as important as teaching anything else
- What does it mean to think and could a machine ever do it?
- Continental bid to remove veil in the face of Islamic extremism
- How to properly use Ad Hominem attacks
- Causation booklet
- Three essays about France's response to the veil (hijab, burqa, etc.)
- Dilbert- Collection of logical fallacies
USEFUL RSS FEEDS
Philosopher’s Zone
- The Bonhoeffer moment
- Happy?
- Philosophy in the wake of Empire part 5: Tracks of thought
- Philosophy in the wake of Empire part 4: Africa
- Philosophy in the wake of Empire pt. 3: Missionary feminism
- Philosophy in the wake of Empire pt. 2: Migrants and other Others
- Philosophy in the wake of Empire pt. 1: The white way to think
- Reparation
NYTimes – The Stone
- Could I Be My Own Soul Mate?
- It’s a Terrible Day in the Neighborhood, and That’s O.K.
- The Real Cost of Tweeting About My Kids
- The Perils of Abstraction
- We Don’t Actually Want to Be Happy
- Are You a Moderate? Think Again
- Marie Yovanovitch’s Moral Courage
- The Lesson History Teaches Is Tragic
- How We Went From ‘Soup Nazis’ to Real Nazis
- What Kind of Problem Is Climate Change?
Philosophy Now
- Harley Schwadron’s Cartoon
- News: December 2019 / January 2020
- Trump & Arendt Debate The Wall: Fictive Questions, Real Answers
- Chris Gill’s Cartoon
- Am I Dreaming? by James Kingsland
- Would Machiavelli Vote For Donald Trump?
- Cosmopolitanism & Immigration
- Galileo’s Error by Philip Goff
- Dewey & Climate Denial2
- Proverbs for Engraving onto Imperial Monuments
RSA Animate
Scientific American – Mind and Brain
- Beyond Physicalism
- Certain ZIP Codes Pick Losers
- A Cognitive Secret for Improving Romantic Relationships
- Linguists Hear An Accent Begin
- MDMA Could Be Tailored to Make It More Suitable for Treating Mental Illness
- Will Machines Ever Become Conscious?
- Research Using Brains-in-a-Dish Forces a Radical Rethinking of Huntington's Disease
- Rethinking the Infamous Milgram Experiment in Authoritarian Times
- The Runaway Train of Cognitive Enhancement
- Reassessment of Alzheimer's Drug Raises Hope--and Concerns
TED talks
- Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans | Kelsey Leonard
- To help solve global problems, look to developing countries | Bright Simons
- A guide to collaborative leadership | Lorna Davis
- What is economic value, and who creates it? | Mariana Mazzucato
- How to make inefficiency work for us | Edward Tenner
- Why I protest for climate justice | Jane Fonda
- The unforeseen consequences of a fast-paced world | Kathryn Bouskill
- The profound power of an authentic apology | Eve Ensler
- A video game that helps us understand loneliness | Cornelia Geppert
- The problem of light pollution -- and 5 ridiculously easy ways to fix it | Kelsey Johnson
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Harvard Justice Series: The Moral Side of Murder
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