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If we want to make the world a better place, we better understand how the world works.
2016 • People
Pandemic season. How to deal with pandemic isolation.
2020 • Lifehack
Dr Xand Van Tulleken is single and looking for love. Mathematician Dr Hannah Fry wants to use him as her guinea pig to test whether the algorithms that dating sites use to match people actually work. While Hannah builds a dating site, Xand meets the scientists investigating online dating - and learns what pictures to use and what to write in his profile. He tries out a 'bot' that has automated a swiping app and has an MRI scan to find out whether his brain is equipped for love. 50 members of the public take part in some mini experiments at a date night - and Xand goes on various dates to test whether the algorithm is better than him choosing randomly.
A short Humanist animation about death, afterlife, and living in the here and now.
How TV rubs our noses in other people's superior lifestyles.
S1E3 • How TV Ruined Your Life • 2011 • Lifehack
How stereotypical programming paints our viewings of particular age groups.
S1E2 • How TV Ruined Your Life • 2011 • Lifehack
What motivates us to work? Contrary to conventional wisdom, it isn't just money. But it's not exactly joy either. It seems that most of us thrive by making constant progress and feeling a sense of purpose. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely presents two eye-opening experiments that reveal our unexpected and nuanced attitudes toward meaning in our work.
Why are we so captivated and fascinated by news stories about disasters? Is it ghoulish and voyeuristic? Not at all...
The School of Life • 2015 • Lifehack