What is bias? How does your brain affect free will, argument, and thinking? Let’s look at “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahnemann – if we want to study philosophy we need to know a bit about brains, biology, and psychology too! Subscribe! http://tinyurl.com/pr99a46 Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/PhilosophyTube Audible: http://tinyurl.com/jn6tpup FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/j8bo4gb […]
Shop Pursuit of Wonder merch here: https://www.pursuitofwonder.com/store We know that blue things are blue, painful things are painful, and happy things are happy. But what do these things look and feel like for other people? And can we ever know for sure? In this video, we reference and interpret Ludwig […]
The Neuroscience of Creativity, Perception, and Confirmation Bias Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think+ for exclusive videos: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ———————————————————————————- To ensure your survival, your brain evolved to avoid one thing: uncertainty. As neuroscientist Beau Lotto points out, if your ancestors wondered for too long whether […]
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Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/APERTURE. Get a 30-day free trial and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/cryptomnesia-youve-never-had-an-original-thought Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch Picture this. You’re in a work meeting attempting to troubleshoot a problem that your team has been struggling to figure out. You suggest […]
LINKS: Music courtesy of Jake Chudnow: http://www.soundcloud.com/JakeChudnow Brain Lateralization: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateralization_of_brain_function Brain scans showing lateralization in lefties: http://www.neurology.org/content/52/5/1038/F3.expansion.html Left-handedness and Creativity: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/01/brain.aspx Handedness of Presidents: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handedness_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States Running out of Helium: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/why-the-world-is-running-out-of-helium-2059357.html General info on Left-handedness: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-handed
New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 “The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy.” – Arthur Schopenhauer. In this video, we explore the paradoxical idea of how wanting happiness may not be the best way of finding it. If you are interested […]
Big Think’s 2017 Top Ten: #10. Tristan Harris on Addiction, Hacking, and Corporations Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Casinos, magicians, and the makers of social media platforms all know something about you: your mind is very vulnerable to […]
This is a fictional piece and is not intended to be scientifically informative regarding déjà vu or otherwise. New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 Also available here: https://www.pursuitofwonder.com/store If you are interested in supporting the channel, you can contribute to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/pursuitofwonder Thank you very much to our […]
This is a fictional short story. However, the study referenced in the middle is based on a real study known as the “Lost In The Mall” experiment, which found that in the right conditions, we can assimilate or create entirely fake memories. New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 Shop Pursuit […]
