We like to think that we are rational, that what we believe is what is true. But we often believe because of our “belief systems”-“how we believe” may... video How Belief Systems Work Episode 10 Season 10 26:46 Watch
Everyone has beliefs—some are simple and basic (e.g., my name, age), others complex and controversial (e.g., God? Soul? Politics? Morality?). But what is the concept of... playlist What is Belief? Topic Series 5 videos 43:53 Watch
Why are ‘belief systems’ so powerful? How do they control religion and politics and all ways of thinking from a scientific worldview to conspiracy theories? What... playlist How Belief Systems Work Topic Series 8 videos 1:04:17 Watch
Why do people believe the things they do? We like to think that we are rational, that what we believe is true. But often we come to our beliefs, unknowingly, as a product of... playlist How Belief Systems Affect Believers (Part 1) Topic Series 6 videos 51:28 Watch
Why do people believe the things they do? We like to think that we are rational, that what we believe is true. But often we come to our beliefs, unknowingly, as a product of... playlist How Belief Systems Affect Believers (Part 2) Topic Series 6 videos 47:52 Watch
As two practitioners for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) square off with a traditionally-trained medical doctor and a leading public health advocate, their... video Who Gets to Validate Alternative Medicine? Roundtable 26:10 Watch
Pascal Boyer Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology and Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis
Daniel Dennett University Professor, Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies, Tufts University
Bertram Malle Professor of Psychology, Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University
John Searle Former Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Language, University of California, Berkeley
