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Neuroimpulsivity?
Duke University legal scholar Nita Farahany describes how modern neuroscience is affecting our legal understanding of what it means to act in a premeditated fashion, and of what it means to be responsible for our actions.
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Morality's Origins
Primatologist Frans de Waal (Emory) argues that our essential moral tendencies are already within us as a product of evolution.
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The US and the ICC, Part I
Legal scholar Emilie Hafner-Burton (UC San Diego) discusses American attitudes regarding the International Criminal Court.
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Religion and Science
Renowned polymath Freeman Dyson (Institute for Advanced Study) gives his views on religion, science and community.
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Language and Bayesian Frameworks
Cognitive scientist Victor Ferreira (UC San Diego) describes current thinking in the language sciences about how language systems change and adapt over time.
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Origins of Mass and Elite
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) relates how his personal exposure to aspects of class structure inadvertently prepared him for better understanding Demosthenes.
Mister Simplify
Anthony's Framework for Managerial Activities - Simplest Explanation Ever
Anthony's Framework explains how decisions are made in an organisation. It is also used for the study of Management Information Systems (MIS)
Learn French With Alexa
Demander (to ask) — Past Tense
Alexa conjugates the French verb DEMANDER (TO ASK) in the Passé Composé.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Brian Gravel - Teachers Make a Difference - Mr. D.
Brian Gravel is an assistant professor and director of Elementary Education in the Department of Education. Beginning in 2011, Brian and colleagues developed the Elementary STEM M.A.T. program, which prepares elementary school teachers...
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Squandering Big Data?
Tufts University philosopher Brian Epstein relates how, by making false assumptions about the nature of the social world, most social scientists are running a serious risk of squandering the impressive model-building possibilities that...
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Playing on a Train
Mathematician Ian Stewart describes how a momentary diversion to pass the time on a train developed into a deep insight on the nature of symmetric networks, with potential applications for how the brain works.
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How To Get Unstuck
Mathematician and bestselling author Ian Stewart describes how the process of writing his book Letter to a Young Mathematician gave him the chance to reflect upon what sort of unique advice he could give about the nature of mathematical...
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The Merits of Dissent
Stanford University classicist and political scientist Josiah Ober describes the vital role public dissent plays in a democracy, forcing us to continually reassess how well we are promoting our values, or even if those values are the...
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The Deist Revolutionary Payoff
Author and independent scholar Matthew Stewart describes how rationalist notions from Epicurus down through Spinoza and Locke strongly influenced the American Revolution.
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Descriptions vs. Explanations
UC Berkeley political scientist Mark Bevir describes how it is important for both political theorists and policymakers to recognize the difference between a description and an explanation.
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Democratic Challenges
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) argues that the success of classical Athenian democracy was consistently challenged by aristocratic elites such as Plato or Aristotle.
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An Epistemic Democrat
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) looks back to Aristotle's view of human flourishing to appreciate the benefits of democracy.
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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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Doing Mathematics
Mathematician Ian Stewart, University of Warwick, describes his unexpected trajectory from abstract mathematical calculations in the back of an Austin Mini to developing a deeper understanding of how animals move, illustrating the...
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The Empire of Unreason
Author and independent scholar Matthew Stewart argues that much of contemporary America has turned its back on the essential educational agenda promoted by the Founding Fathers.
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Making Better Decisions
Political scientist Josiah Ober describes how we might concretely improve our ability to make political decisions within a democratic framework, highlighting so-called deliberative and epistemic approaches to decision-making.
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Chinese Social Inequality
UCSD Chinese Studies specialist Karl Gerth ruminates on whether the Chinese have the same amount of tolerance for social inequality as Americans have and relates that many young Chinese feel that they don’t have access to good jobs even...
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Worldly Protestants
Historian David Hollinger (UC Berkeley) describes the Ecumenical Protestant movement and how it can be distinguished from its Evangelical counterpart.
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Universal Education
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) reminisces on the personal importance of accessible, high-level university education.