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How Our Parents' Open-Mindedness Shaped Our Rationality

How Our Parents' Open-Mindedness Shaped Our Rationality

Julia Galef
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Our parents' open-mindedness and willingness to change their minds positively influenced our intellectual curiosity and rationality.
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How to Balance Epistemic Rationality and Instrumental Rationality

How to Balance Epistemic Rationality and Instrumental Rationality

Julia Galef
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Balancing epistemic rationality (holding true beliefs) with instrumental rationality (pursuing goals efficiently) can be challenging. While it may seem productive to have false beliefs at times, it is
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The Value of Incremental Changes in Updating Your Worldview

The Value of Incremental Changes in Updating Your Worldview

Julia Galef
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Changing your mind through incremental updates is more useful and effective in improving your worldview than dramatic 180-degree turns on big topics.
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The Future of Astronaut Selection and Crew Dynamics

The Future of Astronaut Selection and Crew Dynamics

Isaac Arthur
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The selection criteria for astronauts are evolving with changing technology. While a degree in STEM and professional experience are still important, other factors such as adaptability and teamwork are
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The Pursuit of Happiness: A Mismatch of Expectations and Reality

The Pursuit of Happiness: A Mismatch of Expectations and Reality

Vsauce2
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Despite the pursuit of happiness being a fundamental human concept, people are becoming more miserable. The data on pursuing happiness is not promising, and even factors like income and social status
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The Complex World of Moral Psychology: Understanding Moral Licensing

The Complex World of Moral Psychology: Understanding Moral Licensing

Vsauce
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Moral psychology is a challenging field to study, requiring a balance between survey research and real-life experiments. In this video, we explore the phenomenon of moral licensing, where doing someth
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The Controversial Stanford Prison Experiment: Revisiting the Narrative

The Controversial Stanford Prison Experiment: Revisiting the Narrative

Vsauce
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The Stanford Prison Experiment, known for its controversial findings, is being reevaluated as new revelations challenge its conclusions. Recent interviews and research suggest that the guards' behavio
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Finding Your Purpose: Unleashing Your Unique Potential

Finding Your Purpose: Unleashing Your Unique Potential

Andrew Huberman
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Discovering your purpose involves tapping into your unique qualities and interests. It's a process of self-discovery, following your instincts, and exploring various forms of intelligence. By recogniz
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The Scariest Thing Imaginable: Exploring the Depths of Fear

The Scariest Thing Imaginable: Exploring the Depths of Fear

Vsauce
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In this video, we delve into the concept of fear and try to uncover the scariest thing imaginable. Through fear conditioning and understanding the role of the amygdala, we discover that isolation, dis
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Building Tenacity and Willpower: The Psychology and Neuroscience Behind Resilience

Building Tenacity and Willpower: The Psychology and Neuroscience Behind Resilience

Andrew Huberman
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Learn about the psychology and neuroscience of tenacity and willpower, and discover research-based tools to enhance your level of resilience and perseverance.
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Unlocking Rationality: Harnessing Biases to Improve Decision-Making

Unlocking Rationality: Harnessing Biases to Improve Decision-Making

Julia Galef
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Learn how to use your own biases to become more rational and make better decisions in this insightful video.
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How to Give Constructive Criticism: A Guide to Effective Communication

How to Give Constructive Criticism: A Guide to Effective Communication

Julia Galef
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Giving unsolicited criticism can be challenging. Check your motivation, frame your criticism as an opportunity, and acknowledge the difficulty of change. Use the criticism sandwich technique to provid
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Harnessing the Wisdom of Crowds: From Mass Delusions to Collective Intelligence

Harnessing the Wisdom of Crowds: From Mass Delusions to Collective Intelligence

Vsauce2
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In an era of constant mass delusions, it's important to understand the dynamics of crowds. While crowds can breed madness and stupidity, intellectually diverse crowds are smarter than individuals. Soc
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The Power of Placebos: Discovering the Healing Potential of Suggestion

The Power of Placebos: Discovering the Healing Potential of Suggestion

Vsauce
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Placebos have the power to heal, even without active ingredients. Factors like color, shape, and administration method all influence the placebo effect. Elaborate procedures and social cues enhance th
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The Complex Experience of Pain: Understanding the Science and Perception

The Complex Experience of Pain: Understanding the Science and Perception

Vsauce2
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Pain is a complex and subjective experience influenced by past experiences, expectations, and culture. It is not a fixed response to a stimulus but a category of experiences. Pain management has evolv
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The Astonishing Memory of Chimpanzees Revealed

The Astonishing Memory of Chimpanzees Revealed

Vsauce
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Chimpanzees have incredible short-term memory capabilities, far surpassing those of humans. Research suggests that the development of language in humans may have come at the expense of detailed short-
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The Psychology of Psychopathy: Understanding the Mind of a Psychopath

The Psychology of Psychopathy: Understanding the Mind of a Psychopath

Vsauce2
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Psychopathy is a complex psychological condition characterized by a lack of empathy, guilt, and remorse. Psychopaths have a distorted perception of emotions and struggle to form meaningful social conn
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Overcoming Setbacks in Habit Formation: A New Approach

Overcoming Setbacks in Habit Formation: A New Approach

Julia Galef
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Instead of aiming for perfect adherence to a habit, focus on noticing when you've fallen off track and getting back on quickly. This approach reduces discouragement and allows for continuous progress.
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Understanding the Paradox of Medical Tests: Unveiling the Truth

Understanding the Paradox of Medical Tests: Unveiling the Truth

3Blue1Brown
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Despite the high accuracy of medical tests, their predictive value can be unexpectedly low due to conditional probabilities.
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Arithmetic Coding: Finite Precision Algorithm

Arithmetic Coding: Finite Precision Algorithm

mathematicalmonk
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Learn how to implement arithmetic coding with finite precision to achieve good compression performance.
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Unveiling the Hidden Spaceships: Detecting Gravitational Waves from Planet-sized Alien Spacecraft

Unveiling the Hidden Spaceships: Detecting Gravitational Waves from Planet-sized Alien Spacecraft

PBS Space Time
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Discover the possibilities of detecting gravitational waves emitted by planet-sized alien spacecraft accelerating to near light speed, and explore the potential signals that could be observed by LIGO.
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