Richard Dawkins: The Rational Revolutionary
[1:33:59] In the 1960s and 70s, a revolution took place in the way we understand human nature. Out went Marx and Freud, an…
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In Praise of The Quiet Life
[5:23] Quiet lives feel nowadays like lives of failure and resignation, but they may be no such thing: true ambition can …
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Why You Shouldn’t Trust Your Feelings
[5:58] It can be very hard to detect just how much our judgement is constantly affected by our feelings. We should – at p…
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Philosophical Meditation
[6:45] At the School of Life, we’ve pioneered a new form of Meditation we call Philosophical Meditation, designed to …
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Neil deGrasse Tyson – The most astounding fact
[3:34] WE ARE INSIGNIFICANT…. earth a tiny little dot when observed from distance within a ginormous galaxy…
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Daniel Dennett: How are brains conscious?
[12:18] Brains are conscious. The heart is not. What does the brain do that the heart does not do? How does it come to be tha…
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Carl Sagan: Pale Blue dot
[3:30] No words for this. Simply enjoy the late, great Carl Sagan’s wise words. [Source: CarlSaganPortal You…
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Sam Harris on the so called ‘Golden Age’ of Islam
[7:03] During an ‘Ask Me Anything’ episode of his podcast Waking Up, Sam Harris answered the following qu…
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The Rise and Fall of Islam’s Golden Age
[3:40] Short Summary: While Muslim countries are now criticized over education and expression, the Golden Age of Isla…
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In Praise of Short-Term Love
[6:54] So much in our culture emphasizes long-term love; it may be time to hear a word or two in praise of the short-term ap…
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