Joshua Aronson : The Nature and Nurture of Human Intelligence

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Joshua Aronson, an associate professor of applied psychology at New York University, talks about the impact of stereotypes on how we perform on a day-to-day basis and on tests, and on how we learn.

Hosted by BU Women in Science and Engineering on March 3, 2008.

Leonard Mlodinow - "Subliminal : How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior"

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Every aspect of our mental lives plays out in two versions: one conscious, which we are constantly aware of, and the other unconscious, which remains hidden from us. Over the past two decades researchers have developed remarkable new tools for probing the unconscious, or subliminal, workings of the mind. This explosion of research has led to a sea change in our understanding of how the mind affects the way we live. As a result, scientists are becoming increasingly convinced that how we experience the world--our perception, behavior, memory, and social judgment--is largely driven by the mind's subliminal processes and not by the conscious ones, as we have long believed.

Subliminal : The new unconscious and what it teaches us about ourselves

Watch academic and bestselling author Leonard Mlodinow as he unravels the mysteries of the unconscious mind, and shows its remarkable and unexpectedly powerful effect on all aspects of our lives.

Listen to the podcast of the full event including audience Q&A: thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events/2012/subliminal-the-new-unconscious-and-what-it-teaches-us-about-ourselves

TEDxMidAtlantic - Tyler Cowen: Be suspicious of stories

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Tyler Cowen occupies the Holbert C. Harris Chair of economics as a professor at George Mason University and is co-author of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution. He currently writes the Economic Scene column for the New York Times and writes for such magazines as The New Republic and The Wilson Quarterly. Cowen is also general director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.