Dan Ariely - Why Do Placebos Work?
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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 "Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape... Read more
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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 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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- -: Plato vs the Arts: Does Fiction Have a Practical Purpose? - Rebecca Goldstein
March 16, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/05/Pinker_and_Goldstein_Reason_Fiction__Faith Rebecca Goldstein, philosopher and author of 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction, discusses her love of Plato and laments his distaste for the narrative arts. She defends fiction as power...
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- -: Neuromagic: Exploiting Choice Blindness
March 22, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/06/Wonderfest_2010_Neuromagic_with_Luigi_Anzivino Luigi Anzivino, Scientific Content Developer at San Francisco's Exploratorium, discusses an experiment that relied on sleight of hand to demonstrate an effect he calls "choice blindness." He explains that...
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Ken Robinson: Schools Kill Creativity
February 1, 2006 (over 18 years ago)Ken Robinson talks of how our modern education systems have put creativity and the arts on the back burner for quite some time.
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