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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?
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USEFUL RSS FEEDS
Philosopher’s Zone
NYTimes – The Stone
Philosophy Now
RSA Animate
- The Green Corridors Initiative
- Governance governing government
- Why print money when we can print wealth?
- Building a resilient health and care system
- We'll always have Paris?
- Experimentation and equity in global cities
- Technology-enabled deliberative democracy
- Healthier placemaking
- Creating a sovereign wealth fund in Wolverhampton
- Economic recovery and climate action
Scientific American – Mind and Brain
- Good (and Bad) Ways to Help a Dog Afraid of Fireworks
- How Parents' Trauma Leaves Biological Traces in Children
- A Playbook for Science Denial, 'Scientific Phallocracy' in the Animal Kingdom, and More
- Why Social Media Makes People Unhappy--And Simple Ways to Fix It
- The Kavli Prize Presents: Understanding Neurodevelopment and Neurodegeneration [Sponsored]
- Strawberry Fields
- Behind Every Smile
- Militia Expert Warns Trump's Capitol Insurrectionists Could Try Again
- When Things Feel Unreal, Is That a Delusion or an Insight?
- Why You Can't Remember Being Born: A Look at 'Infantile Amnesia'
TED talks
- How to alter the perception of mental health care in Russia | Olga Kitaina
- How data-driven journalism illuminates patterns of injustice | Alison Killing
- The blind spots of the green energy transition | Olivia Lazard
- The humans at the center of the US immigration debate | Ali Noorani
- Why healthy soil matters now more than ever | Jane Zelikova
- An invitation to reexamine your familiar world | Gillian Tett
- Why art is a tool for hope | JR
- An interdimensional performance of imagination | Particle Ink
- SpaceX's supersized Starship rocket -- and the future of galactic exploration | Jennifer Heldmann
- Africa's great carbon valley -- and how to end energy poverty | James Irungu Mwangi
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