Bret Weinstein: The Personal Responsibility Vortex
[16:33] Bret Weinstein is an evolutionary theorist and member of the faculty at The Evergreen State College. In “…
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Robert Speth: So there is no free will. Now what?
[12:18] With the sequencing of the human genome and advances in neuroscience, along with discoveries in the fields of e…
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Robert 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…
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Planet of the Humans: The Leap to the Top
[1:19:32] For all that Darwin contributed to our understanding of the biological world, he was haunted by one vexing qu…
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Oliver Sacks on Humans and Myth-making
[6:34] Humans naturally create stories and narratives, says Oliver Sacks. [Video and text source: Big Think YouTube c…
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This Is How Short Your Life Is
[5:41] A reflection on the shortness of life. [Video source: Freedom in Thought YouTube channel]…
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Steven Pinker Outlines Unique Human Traits
[3:53] Humans have a number of unusual traits that set us apart from other animals as Steven Pinker explains in this clip …
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Geoffrey Miller: Sexual Evolution and Runaway Consumerism
[1:14:45] Sexual Evolution and Runaway Consumerism, February 11, 2013. [Video source: SUNYNewPaltz EvoS You Tube ch…
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Robert Trivers: Why Do We Deceive Ourselves?
[15:49] Robert Trivers addresses the question of why we lie to others, and to our ourselves. Are we doomed to indulge in f…
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