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| Lesson 1 The Structure of This Course schedule 5 min |
| lock Lesson 2 Cognitive Biases schedule 7 min |
| lock Lesson 3 A Few Words About Me schedule 3 min |
| lock Lesson 4 Political Correctness schedule 5 min |
| lock Lesson 5 The Uncomfortable Idea schedule 5 min |
| lock Lesson 6 Avoiding Uncomfortable Ideas schedule 5 min |
| lock Lesson 7 Why it is Important to Entertain Uncomfortable Ideas and Accept Uncomfortable Facts and Truths schedule 12 min |
| lock Lesson 8 Understanding Unintended Consequences schedule 5 min |
| lock Lesson 9 Identity Politics is a Dangerous Game schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 10 Understanding Reduces Animosity schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 11 Avoiding Manipulation schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 12 The Importance of a Shared Reality schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 13 Embracing Uncomfortable Ideas schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 14 The Conscious, Unconscious, Group, and Individual Aspects of Avoidance schedule 22 min |
| lock Lesson 15 Uncomfortable Ideas and the Reasons Why We Avoid Them schedule 3 min |
| lock Lesson 16 Unconscious Avoidance schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 17 Cognitive DissonanceCognitive Dissonance (03:05) schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 18 Semmelweis Reflex schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 19 Overcompensation schedule 8 min |
| lock Lesson 20 Reaction Formation schedule 5 min |
| lock Lesson 21 Intolerance of Nuance and Ambiguity schedule 16 min |
| lock Lesson 22 Feeling Over Fact schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 23 Uncomfortable and Unfalsifiable schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 24 Protecting Sacred Beliefs schedule 9 min |
| lock Lesson 25 Conscious Avoidance schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 26 Fear of the Slippery Slope schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 27 Fear For Society schedule 9 min |
| lock Lesson 28 We Don’t Want To Be Seen As "Unpatriotic" schedule 14 min |
| lock Lesson 29 The Desire to Hold Popular Views or the Fear of Social Response schedule 33 min |
| lock Lesson 30 Fantasy is Sometimes Better Than Reality schedule 7 min |
| lock Lesson 31 The Work of Satan schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 32 Fear of Entertaining Evil, Sick, or Immoral Thoughts schedule 9 min |
| lock Lesson 33 Fear of Questioning / Refusal To Question Authority schedule 5 min |
| lock Lesson 34 Fear of Confusing Support for Personal Desire schedule 5 min |
| lock Lesson 35 Fear of Exposing Our Own Demons schedule 7 min |
| lock Lesson 36 Why We Refuse To Accept Uncomfortable Ideas schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 37 Evaluating Evidence schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 38 Awareness schedule 3 min |
| lock Lesson 39 Believability schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 40 Comprehension schedule 5 min |
| lock Lesson 41 Belief-Related Cognitive Biases and Effects schedule 3 min |
| lock Lesson 42 Backfire Effect schedule 3 min |
| lock Lesson 43 Belief Bias schedule 3 min |
| lock Lesson 44 Confirmation Bias schedule 3 min |
| lock Lesson 45 Ostrich Effect schedule 3 min |
| lock Lesson 46 Status Quo Bias schedule 3 min |
| lock Lesson 47 Refusal to Accept Due to Refusal to Reject schedule 5 min |
| Lesson 48 Some More Uncomfortable Ideas schedule 3 min |
| lock Lesson 49 The Self-Fulfilling Nature of Social Injustice schedule 10 min |
| lock Lesson 50 Love Isn’t Always Beautiful, and You Don’t Love Everyone schedule 8 min |
| lock Lesson 51 People Are Much More Selfish Than You Think schedule 8 min |
| lock Lesson 52 “Microaggressions” Are Less Common and Less Problematic Than People Think schedule 8 min |
| lock Lesson 53 Religious Ideas Are Protected By Motivated Reasoning More Than Any Other Class of Ideas schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 54 Adam, Eve, and the 6000 Year Old Universe schedule 6 min |
| lock Lesson 55 The Soul schedule 5 min |
| lock Lesson 56 The Christian Bible schedule 5 min |
| lock Lesson 57 The “Goodness” of the Biblical God schedule 7 min |
| lock Lesson 58 Belief and Faith schedule 4 min |
| lock Lesson 59 Being an Atheist Doesn’t Make You Smarter and Certainly Not Better at Critical Thinking schedule 11 min |
| lock Lesson 60 If You’re Offended, You’re Part of the Problem schedule 13 min |
| lock Lesson 61 It is Okay to Change Your Mind schedule 8 min |
| lock Lesson 62 Concluding Thoughts schedule 6 min |
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