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Artists are disciplined
Director Volker Schlöndorff talking about the decline of Brian Jones, of the Rolling Stones.
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Metacognition
The importance of thinking about our thinking, and our biases.
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Religion becomes myth
Our explanations change over time.
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Cultural hegemony
How a ruling class can dominate a society by manipulating culture.
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Miller's law: Some limits on our capacity for processing information
A rule of thumb that's being cited by experts in artificial intelligence, when they're explaining why humans are vulnerable to AI.
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Political crybullying
A tactic used to close down the space needed for political debate.
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Dangers of commoditisation
Differentiate your business or face decline.
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Ritual creates new realities
How to manage a society, according to an anthropologist.
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The useful ideas project
The useful ideas project
Intriguing ideas, quotes, concepts etc. Collected over many years by a former BBC producer.

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