Category: Rationality

• Glitch, Meaning, or Mind?

  10–14 minutes

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  21st May 2025

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  Culture, Mind, Philosophy, Rationality, Religion and Beliefs, Science and Technology, Spirituality

  Synchronicity describes meaningful coincidences that feel uncanny, suggesting deeper connections. Carl Jung defined it as an acausal principle, distinct from chance. While psychological biases offer explanations, these events evoke wonder, with some speculating they could be “glitches in the Matrix,” prompting questions about reality’s fabric.

  

• The Science of Thought: Critical Thinking and the Fight Against Pseudoscience

  28–42 minutes

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  21st Sep 2024

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  Conspiracy Theories, Critical Thinking, Philosophy, Pseudoscience, Rationality, Religion and Beliefs, Science and Technology

  The importance of critical thinking and how to avoid cognitive biases, including strategies for identifying pseudoscience. It covers common cognitive biases like confirmation bias and overconfidence, emphasizes evidence-based decision-making, and provides practical steps for improving rational thinking in personal, professional, and academic contexts.