http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf Skeptic Magazine editor Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things – from alien abductions to dowsing rods and conspiracy theories – boils down to two of the brain’s most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are, and how they get us into trouble. It’s a fascinating explanation for human … Continue reading
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http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf Inside a Pakistani school for suicide bombers. They ain’t going away any time soon. (Source: http://video.ted.com/) Continue reading
Sam Harris: Towards a science of morality
Following on from this video of his TED speech on the matter, Harris further develops his theme in the Huffington Post of whether morality, contrary to religious claims of exclusive authority on the matter, should be considered an undeveloped branch of science & reason? Sam Harris: Towards a science of morality Continue reading Sam Harris: Towards a science of morality
Watch: What happens to the brain when you are in love
Helen Fisher (of TED fame) shows why we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it… Continue reading Watch: What happens to the brain when you are in love
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