In this lecture, students discuss the course as a whole, the ideas covered, and thoughts on the mind, emotions, and artificial intelligence.

In this lecture, students discuss Chapter 9 of The Emotion Machine, questioning philosophical notions of selfhood, boundaries, models, and outlying cases.

In this lecture, students discuss Chapter 8 from The Emotion Machine, covering what "genius" is, and how it is distinguished from everyday thinking, as well as ways to learn from mistakes.

In this lecture, students discuss Chapter 7 of The Emotion Machine, covering many different techniques for inference and solving problems with reasoning.

In this lecture, students discuss cognitive architectures for organizing large artificial intelligence projects, as well future directions for what is needed.

In this lecture, students discuss Chapter 6 of The Emotion Machine, focusing on topics such as "commonsense knowledge," both in people and in machines.

In this lecture, students discuss the nature of consciousness, asking what it is, and then asking whether the question is well founded.

In this lecture, students discuss Barry Schwartz's 2000 piece on the psychology of hope. They also look at ethical dilemmas for positive psychology, and who has the right to meddle with top-level goals or induce happiness.

In this lecture, students discuss Chapter 4 of The Emotion Machine, covering topics such as the relationship between pain, hurt, and perception, and how the mind exploits emotions.

In this lecture, students discussion what drives people to act and where they acquire their goals. Students are introduced to the idea of the top level goal: thrive.

In this lecture, students use readings of M.A. Bozarth and Carl Sagan to discuss pleasure systems in the brain and human problem solving.

In this lecture, students discuss the introduction to The Emotion Machine, expectations and overview of the class, and general understanding of emotions, consciousness, and intelligence.

In this lecture, students discuss Chapter 1 of The Emotion Machine, covering topics such as love, infatuation, and the Self.