Eastern Philosophy – Lao Tzu
[5:29] Lao Tzu (老子 Lǎo zi, 6th century BC) was one of the most famous Chinese philosophers. Not much is known of the d…
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The Secrets of Happiness – in 60 Seconds
[1:14] Hours of thought by the team at the School of Life have led us to a 60 second film, summarizing a lot of what we know ab…
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Andrew Newberg: 5 Steps to Achieve Enlightenment — All Supported by Science
[13:53] Andrew Newberg, director of research at Jefferson Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, explains the f…
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Why Do We Fall In Love?
[2:41] “What we regard as normality is our collective, protective madness, in which we repress the grim truth ab…
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Brené Brown on Empathy
[2:53] What is the best way to ease someone’s pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Bren…
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Why Do We Kiss?
[12:15] A fascinating look into why we kiss. Usually we are disgusted at the thought of someone else’s saliva com…
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Jeremy Bennett: The Amazing Power of Your Mind
[10:44] Jeremy Bennett has become one of Canada’s most prolific mental health advocates specializing in stress, an…
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Crash Course Psychology #11: How to Train a Brain
[11:49] I’m sure you’ve heard of Pavlov’s Bell (and I’m not talking about the Aimee Mann son…
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Higher Consciousness
[4:32] ‘Higher consciousness’ sounds mystical and possibly irritating. It shouldn’t. It just c…
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Wisdom
[7:38] Philosophy means, in Ancient Greek, the love of wisdom. But the word wisdom can sound very big and forbidding; wh…
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