Why people think they see ghosts
[6:29] Even though there is no scientific evidence that ghosts exist, you may not be crazy if you see one. [Video and text…
MORENeil Degrasse Tyson & Sean Carroll: Why Science?
[3:46] Neil Degrasse Tyson and Sean Carroll discuss the importance of scientific inquiry. [Video and text source: Mor…
MOREMolly Crockett: How Morally Outraged Are You? Well, That Depends on Who’s Watching
[4:55] Outrage on the internet is very, very easy to find. It seems that everyday someone has done something that other p…
MOREColin McGinn: What is the Nature of Personal Identity?
[3:26] Look at an old photo. Then look in the mirror. Those two images are of the same person, right? How so? They don̵…
MOREOpia: The Ambiguous Intensity of Eye Contact
[2:36] opia – n. the ambiguous intensity of looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive a…
MORELawrence Krauss: Why Schools Should Teach Skepticism Above Obedience
[5:37] “You can can get more information in your cell phone now than you can in any school, but you can also get more misi…
MOREWhy do we feel nostalgia?
[4:08] Nostalgia was once considered an illness confined to specific groups of people. Today, people all over the worl…
MOREWhy Humanity Destroyed Itself
[5:23] The real reason we may destroy ourselves isn’t really to do with politics or economics or even warfare. It has t…
MORERobert Sapolsky: Religion Is Nature’s Antidepressant
[3:17] Of all the strange things that humans have come up with, almost none is stranger—nor more pervasive across sep…
MOREOptimistic Nihilism
[6:09] The philosophy of Kurzgesagt. [Video and text source: Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell YouTube channel]…
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