The Business Professor
Influence (Organizational Behavior)
Influence is the ability to affect the actions and behaviors of others. Influence is similar to power and derivers from numerous sources. Researchers identified six sources of power, which include legitimate, reward, coercive, expert,...
The Business Professor
Six Hats Approach
What is the Six Hats Appraoch? "Six Thinking Hats" is a way of investigating an issue from a variety of perspectives, but in a clear, conflict-free way. It can be used by individuals or groups to move outside habitual ways of thinking,...
Debunked
The Left Brain Right Brain Myth
Can a dominant side of your brain dictate your personality. LOGICAL vs CREATIVE? The Theory goes that if you are more creative and artistic then you are ‘right-brained’ and if you’re more methodical and better with numbers then you are...
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Syntactical Examinations
Neuroscientist Martin Monti (UCLA) discusses what one can learn about the brain by explicitly comparing basic algebra and language.
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Frege and Functions
Philosopher Scott Soames (USC) traces the origins of our modern computer age to Gottlob Frege’s application of functions to logic.
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A Supreme Example
Tufts University philosopher Brian Epstein describes how many people’s perspectives on the social world are prejudiced by a hidden assumption that he takes issue with, and uses the example of The Supreme Court to illustrate his point.
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Romantic Movement
This video discusses the influences and philosophies of the American Romantic movement, using examples from poetry of the time.
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Innate Fairness
Primatologist Frans de Waal (Emory) discusses how a wealth of primate studies suggest that our sense of fairness does not derive from logical reflection or reason, but is a product of evolution.
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Modernity
Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra describes the different experiences and associations that non-Westerners have with the notion of modernity.
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Understanding Rhetoric
“Understanding Rhetoric” will assist students in learning how to make an effective argument by balancing pathos, logos, and ethos appeals.
Professor Dave Explains
Logic in Late Ancient Philosophy
Previously we outlined Aristotle's enormous contributions in establishing logic as a formal field of inquiry. So what happened after that? How did the minds that followed, many directly in his lineage, develop this field further? What is...
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The Brain Barrier
Duke neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis describes how all human knowledge, even matters such as basic physics that seem completely independent of human experience, naturally depend on the nature of our brains.
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Sherlock Holmes vs. Stamp Collecting
Astrophysicist Scott Tremaine, Institute for Advanced Study, describes his initial lack of interest in astronomy, how a keener sense of how our understanding of physics can be applied to the heavens made him change his mind, and what...
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Aristotle: The First Scientist
We've covered two figures out of the great trifecta of Classical Greek philosophy, those being Socrates and Plato, so let's move forward and discuss Aristotle, arguably one of the most important thinkers in the history of mankind, and...
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Aristotelian Logic
We just learned a bit about Aristotle and his philosophy, but he was also the first figure to truly establish logic as a field unto itself, and he developed many of the formalities this field still uses today. Types of sentences,...
Organizational Communication Channel
Logical Fallacies Top 6
Here are the Top 6 Logical Fallacies to keep in mind in group and team discussions. Knowing these will help group members with critical thinking and analytical skills. We'll look at the following fallacies: 1. Casual fallacy 2. Either/or...
Hip Hughes History
3 Steps to a Better History Essay
The basics to putting together a strong history essay.
Hip Hughes History
The Violence Against Women Act: US v Morrison (2000)
Is the Violence Against Women Act Constitutional? An examination of the interstate commerce clause through the lens of the Supreme Court case US V Morrison (2000).
Science ABC
What Is Common Sense… Really?
One of the simplest ways to intuitively understand what "common sense" means is by dividing it into two words – “common” and “sense.” “Common” implies that there is something available to everyone that can be freely used by common people...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lee McIntyre - The Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience
Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and a recent Lecturer in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy...
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R Programming for Statistics and Data Science - Building a Histogram with ggplot2
This video explains building a histogram with ggplot2. This clip is from the chapter "Visualizing Data" of the series "R Programming for Statistics and Data Science".This section explains visualizing data.
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Learn JMeter from Scratch on Live Applications - Performance Testin - BeanShell Scripting Introduction
This video provides an introduction to BeanShell scripting. This clip is from the chapter "BeanShell Scripting Basics for JMeter" of the series "Learn JMeter from Scratch on Live Applications - Performance Testing".This section...
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Learn JavaScript from Scratch JavaScript for Everyone - Functions: the DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) Principle
In this video, you'll learn the effectiveness of the DRY principle. This clip is from the chapter "Coding with JavaScript" of the series "Learn JavaScript from Scratch: JavaScript for Everyone".In this section, you'll get started with...
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Scala & Spark-Master Big Data with Scala and Spark - Check Key in Map
In this lesson, we will discuss how to check whether a key is present inside a map or not. This clip is from the chapter "Data Structures" of the series "Scala & Spark-Master Big Data with Scala and Spark".This section focuses on data...