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[5:00] Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek argues that understanding basic physical laws is sufficient to grasp how the mind …
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[3:08] Sam Harris answers a question about the meaning of life. [Video and text source: Morphing Reality YouTube chann…
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[3:37] Immanuel Kant was one of the foremost philosophers to reflect on aesthetics; he was particularly interested in …
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[15:44] Where are all the women and girls in film? Social scientist Stacy Smith analyzes how the media underrepresents …
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[4:29] Most people think the apocalypse would bring violence, crime, and selfishness. But according to scientists, t…
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[5:41] A reflection on the shortness of life. [Video source: Freedom in Thought YouTube channel]…
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