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What I Shared Today With My UNC Chapel Hill Students
- February 12, 2015
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The AI Garden
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What Causes Depression? Myths About Chemical Imbalances
- February 25, 2015
A closer look at physicians, drug companies, and the medicalizing of depression.
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Adam Grant on Givers, Takers, Matchers and Fakers
- February 24, 2015
University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Professor and bestselling author Adam Grant presents some heartening research on how being a giver can lead to success. He and Scott chat about a plethora of topics, including the meaning of friendship, introversion, takers, and fakers, and the importance of challenging dogmatic science.
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The War On Science
- February 23, 2015
Science matters because it is not dependent on faith, it depends on skepticism and doubt. Nothing is ever proven, only disproven. A prevailing theory can last for decades, centuries even, and then be cast aside. Yet science moves on, making new discoveries and eliminating possibilities that have been found wanting.
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What Forms of Creativity Turn You On?
- February 20, 2015
It’s no secret: creativity is sexy. People all over the world rank creativity as a highly desirable quality in a partner, and people who are creative across a variety of fields report more sexual partners (similar results have been found in specific fields such as visual art, music, and humor). But are all forms of creativity equally attractive?
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Why Should Creativity Matter to Kids? What’s the Big Deal?
- February 18, 2015
Adults generally recognize that creativity is important - but not all kids do. Here are five reasons why creativity should matter to children and teens, and how it can empower them.
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A Scientist’s Defense of Free Will
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The Creative Stories Behind These Medical Breakthroughs… May Disappoint You
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What is the Worst Thing You Should (Be Allowed to) Say?
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Sociotoma: Human Nature’s Blindspot to Human Nature
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What Causes Depression? Myths About Chemical Imbalances
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Adam Grant on Givers, Takers, Matchers and Fakers
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Perfectionism and Imperfection
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The War On Science
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Four Fun, Quick Brain Teasers To Test Your Cognitive Skills…And Your Cognitive Biases
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