Very cool ten-minute talk about thorium’s prospects as a large-scale source of energy. Sorenson blogs at Energy from Thorium. And here is a primer on thorium from the World Nuclear Institute. Currently, its seems that China and India lead the world in exploring thorium as an option.
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Stephen Hicks discusses the critique of science in postmodern education. This is from Part 14 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: Postmodern education: History. Next: [Part 15: Conclusion] The importance of the Philosophy of Education. Return to the Philosophy of Education page or the full lecture series on Philosophy of Education at
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Stephen Hicks discusses the science in Marx’s “scientific socialism.” From Part 13 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Marxist philosophy. Next: The socialism in “scientific socialism.” Return to the Philosophy of Education page or the full lecture series on Philosophy of Education at YouTube via these playlists. Return to the StephenHicks.org main
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Why Existentialists hold that both traditional religion and science are dehumanizing. This is from Part 11 of Stephen Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: Jean-Paul Sartre and “Existence precedes essence.” Next: Authentic humanism. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks presents Behaviorism’s solution to the problems with the standard model of psychology. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: The problem with the standard model. Next: Black box methodology. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks discusses “Black Box” methodology and its use in Behaviorist psychological research. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: The behaviorist solution. Next: The assumption of environmental determinism. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks discusses scientific observation and its implications for the Behaviorist theory of psychology. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-2: Previous: Two preconditions for a science of psychology. Next: On correlating cause and effect: The “standard model” in psychology. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to
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Stephen Hicks discusses behaviorist psychology in the context of the progressive development of the sciences in the modern world. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: [Part 9: Pragmatism] Pragmatic education. Next: 20th century psychology: Freud, Behaviorism, Cognitivism. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the
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