TEDxPioneerValley - Salman Hameed - When Evidence Is Powerless.mov
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Salman Hameed, Assistant Professor, Integrated Science and Humanities, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, says millions of individuals in the United States believe in UFOs and ghosts; yet we know that there is no credible evidence for any visitation from outer space or for dead souls hanging out in abandoned houses. In contrast, there is... Read more
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- -: TEDxPioneerValley - Salman Hameed - When Evidence Is Powerless.mov
February 23, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Salman Hameed, Assistant Professor, Integrated Science and Humanities, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, says millions of individuals in the United States believe in UFOs and ghosts; yet we know that there is no credible evidence for any visitation from outer space or for dead souls hang...
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- -: TEDxPhilly - Youngjin Yoo - A city as a computing platform
December 21, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Youngjin Yoo's challenge to technologists: let's re-imagine cities as computing platforms. Yoo believes cities are the most exciting, complex and compelling human-made objects. As digital citizens, we have the opportunity to change the future of our cities; we can utilize new technologies to addr...
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- -: TEDxBrainport - Bernardo Kastrup -- Computer, brains and logic
May 26, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)How real is reality? Are we all collectively cheating ourselves that the world that surrounds us is real? A bit like the movie "The Matrix" but without machines at the steering wheel. It's this mind-boggling thought that Kastrup leaves the audience with. Starting with the bivalent operation of co...
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- -: Talks Scott Kim takes apart the art of puzzles
December 4, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com At the 2008 EG conference, famed puzzle designer Scott Kim takes us inside the puzzle-maker's frame of mind. Sampling his career's work, he introduces a few of the most popular types, and shares the fascinations that inspired some of his best. TEDTalks is a daily video podcas...
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- -: Raymond Tallis - Free Will and the Brain
January 2, 2008 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/10/28/Battle_of_Ideas_My_Brain_Made_Me_Do_It British gerontologist, author and cultural critic Raymond Tallis addresses questions regarding free will and the brain. ----- "Battle of Ideas: My Brain Made Me Do It" at the 2007 Battle of Ideas conference hos...
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- -: Dan Ariely - Why Do Placebos Work?
March 25, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/04/Dan_Ariely_Predictably_Irrational MIT Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely discusses the medical effectiveness of placebos, and outlines how expectations of a given situation will affect our experiences of that situation. ----- Dan Airely talks about "Pr...
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- -: When Instinct Trumps Reason - Jonah Lehrer
February 27, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/19/Jonah_Lehrer_Inside_My_Mind Jonah Lehrer, author of How We Choose, discusses the limitations of rational thought and explains that while the human prefrontal cortex is a "magnificent piece of machinery," it easily short circuits when given too much in...
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- -: Overcoming Uncertainty - Jonah Lehrer
March 5, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/19/Jonah_Lehrer_Inside_My_Mind Author Jonah Lehrer explains why, whether when buying cereal or investing in stocks, people can become paralyzed when faced with too much information. He explains that indecision often leads to "catastrophic consequences," ...
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- -: When Emotions Make Better Decisions - Antonio Damasio
August 11, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/04/Antonio_Damasio_This_Time_With_Feeling Antonio Damasio, noted researcher and professor of neuroscience at USC, explains how emotions are integral to decision-making. He discusses his experiences working with people with brain damage who are unable to ...
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- -: Emotions and Evolution: What Would Genes Do? - Antonio Damasio
August 12, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/04/Antonio_Damasio_This_Time_With_Feeling Antonio Damasio argues that even though emotions are viewed as a human trait, they are probably one of the earliest evolutionary advancements. He explains that emotions are "a way to live for as long as possible"...
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