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Embodied Cognition Part II

Prof. Andy Clark and Prof. Barbara Webb conclude their exploration of embodied cognition. If you download and reuse this video, please remember to attribute the University of Edinburgh and include…

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Embodied Cognition Part I

Prof. Andy Clark and Prof. Barbara Webb explore embodied cognition. If you download and reuse this video, please remember to attribute the University of Edinburgh and include the relevant licence…

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Is Our Brain a Probabilistic Machine?

Dr Peggy Seriès explores the idea that the human brain is a machine driven by probabilities. If you download and reuse this video, please remember to attribute the University of Edinburgh and…

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Intelligent Machines and the Human Brain

We can build computers that do amazing things. An exciting field is machine learning. Dr Mark Sprevak explores intelligent machines and the human brain. If you download and reuse this video, please…

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What Is Consciousness? Part II

Explaining consciousness is one of the hardest problems in science. David Carmel discusses scientific investigations into consciousness. If you download and reuse this video, please remember to…

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What Is Consciousness? Part I

Explaining consciousness is one of the hardest problems in science. Dr Mark Sprevak explores. If you download and reuse this video, please remember to attribute the University of Edinburgh and…

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Stone-age Minds in Modern Skulls Part III

Kenny Smith and Dr Suilin Lavelle conclude their exploration of evolutionary theory and the philosophy of mind. If you download and reuse this video, please remember to attribute the University of…

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Stone-age Minds in Modern Skulls Part II

Kenny Smith and Dr Suilin Lavelle discuss evolutionary theory and the philosophy of mind. If you download and reuse this video, please remember to attribute the University of Edinburgh and include…

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Stone-age Minds in Modern Skulls Part I

Kenny Smith and Dr Suilin Lavelle introduce evolutionary theory and the philosophy of mind. If you download and reuse this video, please remember to attribute the University of Edinburgh and include…

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The Anthropic Principle

Alasdair Richmond explains the anthropic principle. If you download and reuse this video, please remember to attribute the University of Edinburgh and include the relevant licence information.

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The Anthropic Principle Part II

John Peacock concludes his deep dive into the anthropic principle. If you download and reuse this video, please remember to attribute the University of Edinburgh and include the relevant licence…

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The Anthropic Principle Part I

John Peacock looks at the anthropic principle in more detail to see how these ideas have led us in modern cosmology to the idea of the multiverse. If you download and reuse this video, please…

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What Prospects for Contemporary Cosmology?

Thinking about the underdetermination problem, we may ask what is the available evidence for the concordance model? Michela Massimi discusses. If you download and reuse this video, please remember…

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Introduction to Week 3

Michela Massimi provides an introduction to Week 3 of the course. If you download and reuse this video, please remember to attribute the University of Edinburgh and include the relevant licence…

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Dark Matter & Dark Energy Part II

John Peacock concludes his presentation of dark matter and dark energy, and how we infer their existence and properties from observations in cosmology. If you download and reuse this video, please…

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Dark Matter & Dark Energy Part I

John Peacock discusses dark matter and dark energy, and how we infer their existence and properties from observations in cosmology. He demonstrates Friedmann's equation to explain this. If you…

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