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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10 Unsolved Mysteries Of The Brain
[6:56] The human brain contains the essence of who we are. But despite being the control centre of our mind and body, how t…
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Arguments Against Personal Identity
[9:43] How can Daenerys Targaryen help us understand personal identity? Find out as Hank continues our exploration of …
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Psychobiography with Dr. Gail Saltz: On Van Gogh with Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith
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Psychobiography with Dr. Gail Saltz: On Sigmund Freud with George Makari
[1:10:09] Dr. Gail Saltz talks with George Makari about Sigmund Freud and genius. [Video and text source 92Y Plus YouTu…
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Psychobiography with Dr. Gail Saltz: On Picasso with Gertje R. Utley
[1:16:06] Dr. Gail Saltz and Gertje R. Utley, PhD, discuss the life of Picasso, in the Psychobiography with Dr. Gail Sal…
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Psychobiography with Dr. Gail Saltz: On Albert Einstein with Michael Shara
[1:14:20] Dr. Gail Saltz and Michael Shara, PhD discuss the life of Albert Einstein. [Video and text source 92Y Plus You…
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Psychobiography with Dr. Gail Saltz: On Jackson Pollack with Steven Naifeh
[1:23:50] Join Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, Steven Naifeh, for a look at the life behind this extraordinary ta…
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Why Do We Wear Clothes?
[9:41] On a hot summers day our clothes can sometimes make us feel too hot and clammy. However, we have to wear them in fear …
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The Sanity of ‘Madness’
[4:04] There’s so much pressure on us to be always rational, calm and sensible: it’s time also to say a word about the …
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