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Quantum physics is weird as hell, but this entanglement experiment using stars is simply beautiful.

Video: http://youtu.be/OGPJKJWY-7o

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2017/02/22/112.-Quantum-Entanglement-and-the-Cosmic-Bell-Test.html

Donald Trump’s election is another victory for a worldwide trend of populism…what is it & why is it happening?

Video: http://youtu.be/F0imwBfI3DI

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2017/02/08/111.-Populism.html

Even if the mind is totally entailed by the physics of the brain, we’ve got a long way to go to understand it.

Video: http://youtu.be/IasBfYOnxcY

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2017/01/26/110.-Physicalism-and-Decoding-Minds.html

Some say that transparency is the ideological future of journalism, but our brains might not be up to the task.

Video: http://youtu.be/Sa_wktKBdNQ

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2017/01/11/109.-Psychology,-Transparency,-and-Journalism.html

Scientists excel at finding patterns, but statistical significance isn’t always enough to create policy.

Video: http://youtu.be/MEr-gEWXJxM

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2016/12/28/108.-Statistical-vs.-Clinical-Significance.html

NOTE: My description of parsing up-arrow notation is incorrect; please see my correction here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN-MpWNsXw0

Video: http://youtu.be/qqudsTimGzI

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2016/12/14/107.-Graham's-Number-and-Number-Sense.html