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Sunday • November 27th 2022 • 9:46:29 pm
The Thinker
Sunday • November 27th 2022 • 9:46:29 pm
Monty Hall Problem - Numberphile
The Math Behind the Monty Hall Problem
Time Is But a Stubborn Illusion - Sneak Peek | Genius
The Surprising Truth About Learning in Schools | Will Richardson | TEDxWestVancouverED
Faster than a calculator (Math Mnemonics) | Arthur Benjamin | TEDxOxford
Trouble
The gambler's fallacy (Applied to real life decision making)
Peter Principle: When People Get Promoted Into Maximum Incompetence
Why the majority is always wrong | Paul Rulkens | TEDxMaastricht
Why do so many incompetent men become leaders? | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity
Liar's Dividend
Illusory Truth Effect
Should you trust unanimous decisions? - Derek Abbott
Why incompetent people think they're amazing - David Dunning
Calling Bullshit 1.3: Brandolini's Bullshit Asymmetry Principle
Evolutionary Thinking
Dangerous memes | Dan Dennett
Richard Dawkins | Memes | Oxford Union
Insight Into Cognitive Biases
12 Cognitive Biases Explained - How to Think Better and More Logically Removing Bias
30 cognitive biases & psychological misjudgments - part 1 (Do YOU Know thyself?)
30 cognitive biases & psychological misjudgments + - (Do YOU Know thyself?)
Mental Models
Mental Models Can Be Deadly
What Are Mental Models?
How to Find New Mental Models in the World
Broader Context
The Egg - A Short Story
Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument
The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens? (1/2)
The Fermi Paradox II — Solutions and Ideas – Where Are All The Aliens?
Why Alien Life Would be our Doom - The Great Filter
What Do Alien Civilizations Look Like? The Kardashev Scale
Why We Should NOT Look For Aliens - The Dark Forest
Let’s Travel to The Most Extreme Place in The Universe
Longtermism: an idea that could save 100 billion trillion lives
Theories
Principle of Humanity
René Girard Explains Mimetic Desire
What is Law of Triviality | Explained in 2 min
The Chilling Effect: How surveillance leads to self censorship
Epistemic Humility: The Key to Better Decisions
Science
Richard Feynman. Why.
Understanding Quantum Mechanics: Schrödinger's Cat Experiments
How to detect baloney the Carl Sagan way | Michael Shermer | Big Think
The scientific method is crap: Teman Cooke (About improving scientific thinking)
Paradoxes
the five kinds of paradox
Sorites Paradox
Grandfather Paradox
The Infinite Hotel Paradox - Jeff Dekofsky
Barber Paradox
Zeno's Paradox: Achilles and the Tortoise (90 Second Philosophy)
The Paradox of Theseus's Ship (90 Second Philosophy)
Ship of Theseus - WandaVision (Vision and White Vision)
Links
Monty Hall Problem - Numberphile
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lb-6rxZxx0
The Math Behind the Monty Hall Problem
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WvlPgIjx_M
Time Is But a Stubborn Illusion - Sneak Peek | Genius
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyYqyYAKGC0
The Surprising Truth About Learning in Schools | Will Richardson | TEDxWestVancouverED
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxyKNMrhEvY
Faster than a calculator (Math Mnemonics) | Arthur Benjamin | TEDxOxford
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4PTvXtz4GM
The gambler's fallacy (Applied to real life decision making)
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eVluL-idkM
Peter Principle: When People Get Promoted Into Maximum Incompetence
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbFr5DAyZBM
Why the majority is always wrong | Paul Rulkens | TEDxMaastricht
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNGFep6rncY
Why do so many incompetent men become leaders? | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeAEFEXvcBg
Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww47bR86wSc
Liar's Dividend
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYCYlAtYXl0
Illusory Truth Effect
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LMLq64tfDE
Should you trust unanimous decisions? - Derek Abbott
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heCSbA8w57A
Why incompetent people think they're amazing - David Dunning
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOLmD_WVY-E
Calling Bullshit 1.3: Brandolini's Bullshit Asymmetry Principle
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mtmi8smpfo
Dangerous memes | Dan Dennett
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzGjEkp772s
Richard Dawkins | Memes | Oxford Union
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BVpEoQ4T2M
12 Cognitive Biases Explained - How to Think Better and More Logically Removing Bias
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEwGBIr_RIw
30 cognitive biases & psychological misjudgments - part 1 (Do YOU Know thyself?)
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdQzH2nK9CE
30 cognitive biases & psychological misjudgments + - (Do YOU Know thyself?)
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9_8JmuhFYA
Mental Models Can Be Deadly
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4_WvmBcMU4
What Are Mental Models?
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwfobcEkMi0
How to Find New Mental Models in the World
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLEXjdJggRk
The Egg - A Short Story
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fcK_fRYaI
Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlTKTTt47WE
The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens? (1/2)
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNhhvQGsMEc
The Fermi Paradox II — Solutions and Ideas – Where Are All The Aliens?
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fQkVqno-uI
Why Alien Life Would be our Doom - The Great Filter
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjtOGPJ0URM
What Do Alien Civilizations Look Like? The Kardashev Scale
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhFK5_Nx9xY
Why We Should NOT Look For Aliens - The Dark Forest
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAUJYP8tnRE
Let’s Travel to The Most Extreme Place in The Universe
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfWtIaDtfYk
Longtermism: an idea that could save 100 billion trillion lives
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvehj0KvzK8
Principle of Humanity
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n6-f6rEdtM
René Girard Explains Mimetic Desire
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgB9p2BA4fw
What is Law of Triviality | Explained in 2 min
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeMDSWVhTIQ
The Chilling Effect: How surveillance leads to self censorship
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-hSQUugzQM
Epistemic Humility: The Key to Better Decisions
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93s9vky6pn0
Richard Feynman. Why.
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36GT2zI8lVA
Understanding Quantum Mechanics: Schrödinger's Cat Experiments
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GerzZ6GDe-0
How to detect baloney the Carl Sagan way | Michael Shermer | Big Think
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn7jVTGjb-I
The scientific method is crap: Teman Cooke (About improving scientific thinking)
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j12BBcKSgEQ
the five kinds of paradox
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppX7Qjbe6BM
Sorites Paradox
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brz8tIYV1U8
Grandfather Paradox
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZhh_JMmrkk
The Infinite Hotel Paradox - Jeff Dekofsky
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj3_KqkI9Zo
Barber Paradox
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDGjHYv9dmw
Zeno's Paradox: Achilles and the Tortoise (90 Second Philosophy)
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7DEYTtPlao
The Paradox of Theseus's Ship (90 Second Philosophy)
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVAHXiKjgRo
Ship of Theseus - WandaVision (Vision and White Vision)
(www.youtube.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldoh71uNZmk
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