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My Thoughts on Reality Shifting

3 years ago / 720 views

Holy shift kids are trying to cross the multiverse just to be with Draco Malfoy. Second channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0GLNhtTu7yI8rl6ZZGeezw Twitter https://twitter.com/Theodd1sout Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theodd1sout/ Website/Merch
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The Power Of Sunsets

8 years ago / 1,157 views

"Attention, if sudden and close, graduates into surprise; and this into astonishment; and this into stupefied amazement." - Darwin Join Jason Silva every week as he freestyles his way into the complex systems of society, technology and human existence and
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The Egg

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The Egg Story by Andy Weir Animated by Kurzgesagt A Big Thanks to Andy Weir for allowing us to use his story. The original was released here: http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html Visit his website here: http://www.andyweirauthor.com/ If you wa
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The Hidden Meanings Of Yin And Yang - John Bellaimey

8 years ago / 1,027 views

View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-hidden-meanings-of-yin-and-yang-john-bellaimey The ubiquitous yin-yang symbol holds its roots in Taoism/Daoism, a Chinese religion and philosophy. The yin, the dark swirl, is associated with shadows, fe
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Poverty & Our Response To It: Crash Course Philosophy #44

7 years ago / 648 views

We’re picking up where we left off last time, exploring the “ethics of care” and how it applies to extreme poverty. Are we responding to global poverty in a moral way? Philosophers like Peter Singer argue that we have an obligation to prevent harm caused
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Would winning the lottery make you happier? - Raj Raghunathan

7 years ago / 939 views

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/would-winning-the-lottery-make-you-happier-raj-raghunathan Imagine winning a multi-million dollar lottery tomorrow. If you’re like many of us, you’d be ecstatic, unable to believe your good luck. But
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Do Robots Deserve Rights? What if Machines Become Conscious?

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What shall we do once machines become conscious? Do we need to grant them rights? Check out Wisecrack and their video: https://goo.gl/oaUbAF 'The Philosophy of Westworld': https://goo.gl/8Tn2m5 Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get coo
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Plato’s best (and worst) ideas - Wisecrack

7 years ago / 988 views

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/plato-s-best-and-worst-ideas-wisecrack Check out Wisecrack's YouTube channel here: https://goo.gl/A5vb5K Few individuals have influenced the world and many of today’s thinkers like Plato. He created the first We
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Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument

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The Real Moral Dilemma of Self-Driving Cars

7 years ago / 614 views

We talk about all the potentially challenging situations autonomous cars could get into but not about how human drivers are not very good. Tens of thousands die on the roads every year in collisions, most of which could be prevented by autonomous vehicles
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His Answer Leaves the Audience SPEECHLESS | One of the Best Speeches Ever - Sadhguru

3 years ago / 408 views

Big Thank you to Sadhguru and Team. Website - https://sadhguru.co.uk/SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE MOTIVATIONAL VIDEOS https://goo.gl/RJDPL0If you're struggling and want to speak with an online, professional, and affordable counsellor consider going to our sponsor B
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Are You Alone? (In The Universe)

8 years ago / 616 views

Are you alone? To answer this question we have to take a look what "you" are first. What are you made of and where you stand in this universe. Are you your body? Your atoms? And how are your parts connected to the big picture? You can get the MUSIC of the
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What Is Something?

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What is something? On the most fundamental level thinkable, what are things? Why are things? And why do things behave the way they do? Support us on Patreon so we can make more stuff (and get cool wallpapers): https://www.patreon.com/Kurzgesagt?ty=h Get t
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What Are You?

7 years ago / 1,106 views

What Are You? So. Are you your body? And if so, how exactly does this work? Lets explore lots of confusing questions. This video is part of a collaboration with CGPGrey. Check out his video here: http://bit.ly/1sphjx2 Support us on Patreon so we can make
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How Much Of You Is Alive?

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Follow me to Out of Our Elements! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp-FsXHVFoU Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Youre alive right now at least Im pretty sure you are. But youre not TOT
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5 Of The Weirdest Theories About Reality | Answers With Joe

1 year ago / 189 views

Get Nebula and CuriosityStream for only $14.79 when you sign up at http://www.curiositystream.com/joescott For as long as humans have been around, we've been asking why we're here, what's our purpose, and how did all this happen. Along the way, we've come
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The Ethical Dilemma Of Self-driving Cars - Patrick Lin

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-ethical-dilemma-of-self-driving-cars-patrick-lin Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets today. And while these cars will ultimately be safer and cleaner than their manual counterparts, they can’t
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Karl Popper, Science, And Pseudoscience: Crash Course Philosophy #8

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The early 1900s was an amazing time for Western science, as Albert Einstein was developing his theories of relativity and psychology was born, as Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis took over the scientific mainstream. Karl Popper observed these developments
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The Science Behind The Myth: Homer's

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-behind-the-myth-homer-s-odyssey-matt-kaplan Homer's "Odyssey" recounts the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus during his journey home from the Trojan War. Though some parts may be based on real ev
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Two Minute Meditation

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Take a little moment to restore calm and confidence. If you like our films take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): http://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/all/ Please subscribe here: http://tinyurl.com/o28mut7 Brought to you by http://www.theschooloflife
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Mindful Walking | Cosmic Kids Zen Den - Mindfulness for kids

7 years ago / 1,305 views

Mindful Walking | Cosmic Kids Zen Den - Mindfulness for kids Join Jaime on a special Zen Den field frip - a mindful walk in the beautiful countryside! Mindful walking is a way of noticing what's going on around you while you take a walk. Instead of racing
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We Don't Cry Because We're Sad

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"The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be." - Alain de Button More from Alain de Button http://alaindebotton.com Why Do We Cry When We Are Happy? https://www.psychologyt
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Do We Have Free Will?

8 years ago / 601 views

If consciousness is a relationship of subject and object… Join Jason Silva every week as he freestyles his way into the complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the truth and beauty of science in a form of existential jazz.
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Political Ideology: Crash Course Government And Politics #35

8 years ago / 882 views

So today Craig is going to look at political ideology in America. We're going to focus on liberals and conservatives and talk about the influencers of both of these viewpoints. Now, it's important to remember that political ideologies don't always perfect
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Language & Meaning: Crash Course Philosophy #26

7 years ago / 972 views

Today we start our unit on language with a discussion of meaning and how we assign and understand meaning. We’ll cover sense and reference, beetles in boxes, and language games. We’re also getting into the meaning-making game ourselves: bananas are now ch
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What Is A Good Life?: Crash Course Philosophy #46

7 years ago / 877 views

In our final episode of Crash Course Philosophy, we consider what it means to live a good life. We’ll look at the myth of Sisyphus, Robert Nozick’s experience machine, Aristotle’s eudaimonistic picture of a good human life, and the existentialists’ view t
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Taste Test | Cosmic Kids Zen Den - Mindfulness for kids

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Taste Test | Cosmic Kids Zen Den - Mindfulness for kids Jaime talks about mindful eating. Instead of gobbling up our food without thinking, we savour every second. Have a small piece of something tasty handy for this one so you can join in! Remember to su
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Guided Meditation For Calming The Mind (5 Minutes) | Natural Mindful

3 years ago / 430 views

Meditate all around Australia with this series of free guided mindfulness sessions. From the peaceful Snowy Mountains to the serene coastal desert, unwind and take five for your mental health. Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Mindful
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What if you experienced every human life in history?

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Examine the ethical stance known as longtermism, which is the idea that we should be doing more to protect future generations.--Imagine that your life began as one of the planets first humans. After dying, you're reincarnated as the second human ever to l
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EASTERN PHILOSOPHY - Kintsugi

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‘Kintsugi’ is the remarkable Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with elegance and grace - a tradition with a lot to teach us more generally about how to handle the broken bits of ourselves. If you like our films take a look at our shop (we ship worl
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Optimistic Nihilism

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The philosophy of Kurzgesagt. Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): https://www.patreon.com/Kurzgesagt?ty=h Kurzgesagt merch: http://bit.ly/1P1hQIH Music by Epic Mountain Music: Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2vZRSnI
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Sesame Street Monster Meditation #5: Belly Buddy Breathing with Rosita and Headspace

3 years ago / 635 views

Its okay to feel nervous we all feel nervous sometimes. Mr. Andy from Headspace is here to help and teach Rosita and Carmen a special monster meditation called Belly Buddy Breathing. With a little bit of teamwork, Rositas ready for her first day of school
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Shuzo Matsuoka: Are you just living day to day?

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Got the RAW video from mjjjc556 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72EvKmL61f4) I wasn't the one who translated his message. The translation was made by jesshi, which I got from this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJmGJ2vxboM. (They made the translat
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Why Does Music Make Us Feel?

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"Music is the wallpaper of our minds" - Jamie Wheal Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=shotsofawe Join Jason Silva every week as he freestyles his way into the complex systems of society, technology and human existence and
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Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy Theories & Epistemic Responsibility: Crash Course Philosophy #14

7 years ago / 668 views

Today we explore what obligations we hold with our personal beliefs. Hank explains epistemic responsibility and the issues it raises with everything from religious belief, to ship owning, to vaccinations. -- Images via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Cr
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Can Science Determine When Jesus Was Actually Born?

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What was the ‘Star of Bethlehem’ and was it really shining on Jesus’ birthday? Astronomers offer some theories. What Did Jesus Really Look Like? - https://youtu.be/_WZYdQu51vE Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: What
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What Are You Doing With Your Life? The Tail End

2 years ago / 513 views

Gain a new perspective on your life with our "Calendar & Timeline of Your Life Posters":https://kgs.link/N3KsfqvpSources & further reading:https://sites.google.com/view/sources-tailend/Wrapping your mind around your life is pretty hard, because you are up
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Is This Glass Half Empty?

8 years ago / 645 views

Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Watch "Giving vs Receiving": https://youtu.be/KAjAtKZRWFU Get FREE audiobook: http://audible.com/asap Written by: Amanda Edward, Gregory Brown and Mitchell Moffit GET THE ASAPSCIENCE BOOK: http://asapscience.com/book/ F
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Utilitarianism: Crash Course Philosophy #36

7 years ago / 1,099 views

Our next stop in our tour of the ethical lay of the land is utilitarianism. With a little help from Batman, Hank explains the principle of utility, and the difference between act and rule utilitarianism. Get your own Crash Course Philosophy mug or Chom Ch
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Family Obligations: Crash Course Philosophy #43

7 years ago / 755 views

For most of you, your parents brought you into this world. They also fed you, and changed your diapers, and wiped your tears. They raised you. Yet, according to contemporary American philosopher Jane English, once you’re grown, you don’t owe your parents
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The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry, A Poetry Film by Charlotte Ager & Katy Wang

3 years ago / 365 views

“The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry is part of our “Poetry Films” series, which features animated interpretations of beloved poems from our archive. Check out the full series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqj
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Batman & Identity: Crash Course Philosophy #18

7 years ago / 933 views

Hank explores different ways of understanding identity – including the Indiscernibility of Identicals, and essential and accidental properties. In what ways does affect identity? In what ways does it not? What does it mean for a thing to persist over time
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Money Is A Technological Fiction (The Invention of $$$)

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Can you outsmart the fallacy that started a witch hunt? - Elizabeth Cox

3 years ago / 348 views

Dig into the burden of proof fallacy, which assumes that something is true unless proven false and relies on arguments from ignorance.--Its 1950. Anti-communist sentiment in the United States is at an all-time high. Senator Joseph McCarthy claims he has a
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Why Do We Still Test Cosmetics On Animals?

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Cosmetic companies need to test that their products are safe before selling them to consumers, but is animal testing the best way? Should We Trust Studies On Mice? ???? http://bit.ly/1soDNhc Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here ???? http://bit.ly/1UO1Px
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How To Argue - Induction & Abduction: Crash Course Philosophy #3

8 years ago / 797 views

We continue our look at philosophical reasoning by introducing two more types: induction and abduction. Hank explains their strengths and weaknesses, as well as counterarguments and the Socratic method. -- Images and video via VideoBlocks or Wikimedia Com
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Are You In A Simulation?

6 years ago / 640 views

Watch Part 2 on Kurzgesagt: https://youtu.be/tlTKTTt47WE instagram: http://instagr.am/jakerawr twitter: http://twitter.com/vsaucethree facebook: http://facebook.com/vsauce3 Nick Bostrom's Simulation Argument https://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation.
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Music And Creativity In Ancient Greece - Tim Hansen

8 years ago / 1,149 views

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/music-and-creativity-in-ancient-greece-tim-hansen You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry, theater, sports an
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What Would You Do If Money Didn’t Matter?

8 years ago / 704 views

Tragedy & Hope Productions presents this visual account set to the late philosopher Alan Watts's poignant speech on why money shouldn't matter when pursuing passion. Audio courtesy of alanwatts.org from the seminar "Do You Do It, or Does It Do You?" Trage
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Zen kōans: unsolvable enigmas designed to break your brain - Puqun Li

5 years ago / 462 views

Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/zen-koans-unsolvable-enigmas-designed-to-break-your-brain-puqun-li How do we explain the unexplainable? This question has inspired numerous myths, relig
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POLITICAL THEORY - John Locke

8 years ago / 1,058 views

John Locke's greatness as a philosopher is based on his theories on childhood, his work on religious toleration and his concept of the rights of citizens. He helped to make us who we are. If you like our films take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide):
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Meditation Changes Your Brain For The Better, Even If You're Not A Monk

8 years ago / 728 views

You don't have to become a monk to learn from one, says Dr. Wendy Suzuki, professor of neural science and psychology at New York University. Research into how meditation affects the brain is conclusive: Meditating immediately changes the frequency of your
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Numbers And Free Will - Numberphile

8 years ago / 634 views

Artificial Intelligence gets Edward Frenkel thinking about vectors and numbers --- and the nature of human existence!? Extra interview footage: http://youtu.be/HctVeOR1tmU More Numberphile videos with Prof Frenkel: http://bit.ly/Frenkel_Playlist Prof Fren
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ET Is (probably) Out There -- Get Ready - Seth Shostak

8 years ago / 586 views

SETI researcher Seth Shostak bets that we will find extraterrestrial life in the next twenty-four years, or he'll buy you a cup of coffee. At TEDxSanJoseCA, he explains why new technologies and the laws of probability make the breakthrough so likely -- an
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Is Space Travel Worth It? Spoken Word With Mark Grist

8 years ago / 645 views

Is space travel a waste of money? Can we justify reaching for the stars when there’s so much that needs our attention here on earth? Poet Mark Grist battles it out. Visit Mark's channel for more poetry: https://www.youtube.com/user/Montygristo And visit h
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Cartesian Skepticism - Neo, Meet Rene: Crash Course Philosophy #5

8 years ago / 1,004 views

This week Hank introduces skepticism, exploring everything from the nature of reality through the eyes of a 17th century philosopher and, of course, The Matrix. -- Images and video via VideoBlocks or Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Creative Commons by 4
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The Search For The Rhapsodic

7 years ago / 577 views

"Human speech is a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms...while we long to make music that will melt the stars." - Flaubert Join Jason Silva as he freestyles complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the truth and be
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Determinism vs Free Will: Crash Course Philosophy #24

7 years ago / 846 views

Do we really have free will? Today Hank explores possible answers to that question, explaining theories like libertarian free will and it’s counterpoint, hard determinism. Get your own Crash Course Philosophy mug from DFTBA: http://store.dftba.com/product
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Aristotle & Virtue Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #38

7 years ago / 1,029 views

This week we explore final ethical theory in this unit: Aristotle’s virtue theory. Hank explains the Golden Mean, and how it exists as the midpoint between vices of excess and deficiency. We’ll also discuss moral exemplars, and introduce the concept of “e
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The North Wind and the Sun: A Fable by Aesop

6 years ago / 1,001 views

This short animated film illustrates the fable in which the warm sun proves to the cold wind that persuasion is better than force when it comes to making a man remove his coat. Directed by Les Drew & Rhoda Leyer - 1972
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What is consciousness? - Michael S. A. Graziano

5 years ago / 580 views

Explore the theories of human consciousness and the science of how your brain works to create a conscious experience. -- Patient P.S. suffered a stroke that damaged the right side of her brain, leaving her unaware of everything on her left side. If someon
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The New Anatomy: Crash Course History of Science #15

4 years ago / 353 views

Theres a question to consider thats pretty daunting: what is life? And to try to answer that question, three tools stand out as being especially useful: A book, some experiments, and the microscope! In this episode, Hank talks to us about all kinds of gro
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The Surest Way out of Misery | Arthur Schopenhauer

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Despite the blackness of his worldview, Schopenhauer also comes with solutions to make life endurable on this terrible, desolate rock infested by continual suffering. In his work Aphorismen zur Lebensweisheit (in English: Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life),
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How to enter flow state

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Explore the defining features of being in a flow state, and get tips on how you can find flow in your daily life.--Flow is more than just concentrating or paying attention; it's a unique mental state of effortless engagement. And those who more frequently
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Could You Transfer Your Consciousness To Another Body?

8 years ago / 623 views

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An Astronaut's View Of Earth

8 years ago / 566 views

What it's like to see the Earth from orbit. Special thanks to Col. Chris Hadfield for chatting with me. http://chrishadfield.ca/ Space imagery courtesy of NASA and the ESA http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Videos Music by Kevin Mac
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The Uncertain Location Of Electrons - George Zaidan And Charles Morton

8 years ago / 963 views

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-uncertain-location-of-electrons-george-zaidan-and-charles-morton The tiny atoms that make up our world are made up of even tinier protons, neutrons and electrons. Though the number of protons determines an a
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Did We Evolve To Believe In God?

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Studies have shown that a certain part of the brain is connected to believing in god but did humans evolve to have religion? Get 15% off http://www.domain.com's domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code DNEWS at checkout! Can Science & God
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Should We Make Robots That Die Like Humans?

8 years ago / 610 views

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PLATO ON: The Allegory Of The Cave

8 years ago / 865 views

Plato made up an enduring story about why philosophy matters based on an allegory about a cave… Please subscribe here: http://tinyurl.com/o28mut7 If you like our films take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): http://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/all/ S
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Personhood: Crash Course Philosophy #21

7 years ago / 808 views

Now that we’ve started talking about identity, today Hank tackles the question of personhood. Philosophers have tried to assess what constitutes personhood with a variety of different criteria, including genetic, cognitive, social, sentience, and the grad
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Divine Command Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #33

7 years ago / 694 views

As we venture into the world of ethics, there are a lot of different answers to the grounding problem for us to explore. One of the oldest and most popular is the divine command theory. But with age comes a long history of questions, too, such as the dile
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Non-Human Animals: Crash Course Philosophy #42

7 years ago / 605 views

Today we are taking all the things we have learned this year about doing philosophy and applying that to moral considerations regarding non-human animals. We’ll explore what philosophers like Peter Singer and Carl Cohen have to say about their use, includ
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Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? - Maryam Alimardani

6 years ago / 988 views

Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: http://www.audible.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-you-a-body-with-a-mind-or-a-mind-with-a-body-maryam-alimardani Our bodies – the physical, biological parts of u
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Bertrand Russell's Advice for Future Generations

5 years ago / 751 views

Bertrand Arthur William Russell (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist, he was a prominent anti-war activist and a Nobel laureate. Advice from Bertrand
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Boltzmann Brains - Why The Universe is Most Likely a Simulation

4 years ago / 528 views

Start learning today with Brilliant! https://brilliant.org/upandatomWatch Part 2 over on Isaac Arthur's channelhttps://youtu.be/GrK9EaQRp2ISubscribe to Isaac Arthur's channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54gIf you'd like to know mor
What Is Emergence?

2 years ago / 140 views

How do extraordinarily complex emergent phenomena like ants assembling themselves into living bridges, or tiny water and air molecules forming into swirling hurricanes spontaneously arise from systems of much simpler elements? The answer often depends on
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Do humans have souls? | Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder

1 year ago / 188 views

Do humans have souls, or are we just particles? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder explains.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1Up next, The Universe in 90 minutes: Time, free will, God,
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What Makes A Good Leader?

8 years ago / 855 views

“Reality, it seems, is multiple, and tightly coupled to perception.” - Diana Slattery Join Jason Silva every week as he freestyles his way into the complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the truth and beauty of science in
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Distant Time And The Hint Of A Multiverse - Sean Carroll

8 years ago / 724 views

Cosmologist Sean Carroll attacks -- in an entertaining and thought-provoking tour through the nature of time and the universe -- a deceptively simple question: Why does time exist at all? The potential answers point to a surprising view of the nature of t
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How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28

7 years ago / 705 views

Content warning: today’s episode contains language that some viewers might find upsetting and that may not be viewable in all settings. We’ve talking about how language works and how powerful it can be. Sometimes, that power can be harmful. Today, Hank ex
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How to Travel in your Mind

7 years ago / 580 views

There is a huge emphasis on having new experiences; but very little emphasis on revisiting them in memory. We would be wiser (and happier) if we learnt to travel more concertedly around the good memories we already have. If you like our films, take a look
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The philosophy of Stoicism - Massimo Pigliucci

6 years ago / 539 views

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-philosophy-of-stoicism-massimo-pigliucci What is the best life we can live? How can we cope with whatever the universe throws at us and keep thriving nonetheless? The ancient Greco-Roman philosophy of Stoici
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"Will Your iPhone Ever Have Consciousness?" with Marcus du Sautoy | WIRED Live

6 years ago / 641 views

How can we tell whether an animal is conscious? How about an iPhone? University of Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy reveals the complex process of how we assess consciousness and the challenges artificial intelligence may soon pose. This talk was rec
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The Best Speech about Humanity - Carl Sagan

4 years ago / 1,977 views

Carl Sagan gives the best speech ever about humanity and how foolish we behave. Pale Blue Dot is one of the most important and reflective speeches about the human condition and our place in the Universe. The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of Earth taken in
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Sesame Street Monster Meditation #1: I-Sense with Cookie Monster and Headspace

3 years ago / 479 views

Cookie Monster can't wait for his cookies to be done baking! His friend Mr. Andy from Headspace is here to help with a Monster Meditation. Join Cookie Monster and Mr. Andy in a game of I-Sense, and discover how you can make waiting more fun! Subscribe to
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How did consciousness evolve? - with Nicholas Humphrey

3 months ago / 55 views

Find out how consciousness is generated in the human brain - and discover the evidence suggesting some animals are also sentient.Read Nicholas's book 'Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness' here: https://geni.us/eCGsWatch the Q&A here: https://www.you
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Does Technology Know Us Better Than Ourselves?

8 years ago / 897 views

“It’s undebatable that technology has made our lives more convenient, but it has also subjected us to a tyranny of choice.” - Aaron Shapiro Join Jason Silva every week as he freestyles his way into the complex systems of society, technology and human exis
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Philosophy Of Numbers - Numberphile

8 years ago / 740 views

We revisit the philosophy department and the question of whether numbers really exist? Featuring Mark Jago from the University of Nottingham. Earlier video on numbers' existence: https://youtu.be/1EGDCh75SpQ Infinity paradoxes: https://youtu.be/dDl7g_2x74
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What Is God Like?: Crash Course Philosophy #12

7 years ago / 749 views

Today we are moving on from the existence of God to look at the philosophical debate surrounding the traditional divine attributes - omnipotence, omniscience, omnitemporality, and omnibenevolence. We are exploring the puzzles that these attributes create
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Compatibilism: Crash Course Philosophy #25

7 years ago / 764 views

As we continue explore free will, today Hank considers a middle ground between hard determinism and libertarian free will: compatibilism. This view seeks to find ways that our internally motivated actions can be understood as free in a deterministic world
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Moral Luck: Crash Course Philosophy #39

7 years ago / 789 views

Can two people who make the same bad decision bear different levels of moral responsibility? Today, we try to address this question with the concept of moral luck. Hank explains the difference between moral and causal responsibility, and the reasons we as
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How Would We Communicate with Alien Life? - with Carl Sagan

6 years ago / 595 views

If life exists elsewhere in the Universe, would we be able to communicate with it? In this clip from the 1977 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "The planets", Carl Sagan demonstrates how we could send a signal that would make sense to intelligent beings that have evolve
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The Origin of Consciousness – How Unaware Things Became Aware

5 years ago / 560 views

Sources and link to book by Rupert Glasgow: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-consciousness Consciousness is perhaps the biggest riddle in nature. In the first part of this three part video series, we explore the origins of consciousness and take a cl
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Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clark, Ep. 09 "The Pursuit of Happiness"

4 years ago / 488 views

Clark talks of the harmonious flow and complex symmetries of the works of Bach, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart and the reflection of their music in the architecture of the Rococo churches and palaces of Bavaria.French ClassicismJohann Sebastian BachBalthasar N
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This tool will help improve your critical thinking - Erick Wilberding

3 years ago / 216 views

Explore the technique known as the Socratic Method, which uses questions to examine a persons values, principles, and beliefs. --Socrates, one of the founding fathers of Western philosophical thought, was on trial. Many believed he was an enemy of the sta
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What Cats Teach Us About Happiness | A Cat's Philosophy

1 year ago / 214 views

Most of the time, cats come across as utterly indifferent. They dont seem to care about other cats and arent too attached to their owners. But does this mean that cats are immoral, heartless creatures? Are cats, from a philosophical viewpoint, devoid of e
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Your brain doesnt detect reality. It creates it. | Lisa Feldman Barrett

7 months ago / 80 views

This interview is an episode from @The-Well , our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation.Subscribe to The Well on YouTube https://bit.ly/thewell-youtubeWatch Lisa Feldman Barretts next interview h
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The Scientific Power Of Meditation

8 years ago / 810 views

How exactly does meditation affect your body? GET THE BOOK! http://asapscience.com/book SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/10kWnZ7 Written by: Rachel Salt, Gregory Brown and Mitchell Moffit FOLLOW US--- Instagram and Twitter: @whalewatchmeplz and @mitchellmoffit Cl
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Information, Evolution, And Intelligent Design - With Daniel Dennett

8 years ago / 714 views

Daniel Dennett explores the first steps towards a unified theory of information, through common threads in the convergence of evolution, learning, and engineering. Subscribe for regular science talks: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The concept of information i
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Overcoming Obstacles - Steven Claunch

8 years ago / 1,009 views

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/there-s-no-dishonor-in-having-a-disability-steven-claunch When faced with a bump in the road, sometimes we forget we have a choice: overcome the obstacle or let it overcome you. Steven Claunch, who was born with
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What Is Philosophy?: Crash Course Philosophy #1

8 years ago / 1,006 views

Today Hank begins to teach you about Philosophy by discussing the historical origins of philosophy in ancient Greece, and its three main divisions: metaphysics, epistemology, and value theory. He will also introduce logic, and how you’re going to use it t
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Arguments Against Personal Identity: Crash Course Philosophy #20

7 years ago / 765 views

How can Daenerys Targaryen help us understand personal identity? Find out as Hank continues our exploration of personal identity, learning about Hume’s bundle theory and Parfit’s theory of survival through psychological connectedness. Get your own Crash C
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Natural Law Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #34

7 years ago / 1,001 views

Our exploration of ethical theories continues with another theistic answer to the grounding problem: natural law theory. Thomas Aquinas’s version of this theory says that we all seek out what’s known as the basic goods and argued that instinct and reason
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Will Robots Become Conscious?

6 years ago / 599 views

What makes a brain or machine conscious? Will robots become more conscious than we are? One theory, which can actually calculate consciousness, is beginning to provide some answers. Subscribe: http://youtube.com/whatthephysics?sub_confirmation=1 ↓Want mor
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The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant

5 years ago / 854 views

Stories about aging have traditionally focused on the need for graceful accommodation. The recommended solution to diminishing vigor and impending death was resignation coupled with an effort to achieve closure in practical affairs and personal relationsh
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The Anthropic Principle - How Your Existence Could Lead to a Multiverse

4 years ago / 459 views

Watch over 2,400 documentaries for free for 30 days AND get a free Nebula account by signing up at https://curiositystream.com/upandatom and using the code "upandatom".New streaming platform Nebula: https://watchnebula.com/The Anthropic Principle and why
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How To Be Present With Mindfulness (5 Minute) | Natural Mindful

3 years ago / 320 views

Meditate all around Australia with this series of free guided mindfulness sessions. From the peaceful Snowy Mountains to the serene coastal desert, unwind and take five for your mental health. Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Mindful
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What Is Life? (featuring Prof. Brian Cox)

2 years ago / 163 views

Thank you to Policygenius for supporting PBS. To learn more go to https://Policygenius.com/BeSmart Go clubbing in virtual reality with Subcultured @PBS Voices: https://youtu.be/ZRPjgSrQ8gA ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓
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AI can't beat mathematicians - with Junaid Mubeen

1 year ago / 130 views

What is distinctly human about breaking the rules? And why does that matter for creative thinking, mathematics, and AI?Watch Junaid's full talk here: https://youtu.be/i2trJEIFIvY Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeJunaid is a m
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How Being Bilingual Enhances Creativity

8 years ago / 563 views

"Disembodied language can allow you to understand the world in dazzling new ways. Knowing a second language is similar in effect. ….You develop new experience, new thought, new vision, and new solutions.” - Joseph Cardilo Join Jason Silva every week as he
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The Pledge Of Allegiance: Does God Belong?

8 years ago / 741 views

A short history of the Pledge of Allegiance and a look at both sides of the argument of whether the phrase "Under God" violates the 1st Amendment. Be sure to check out www.hiphughes.com for a complete list of videos!
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An Exercise In Time Perception - Matt Danzico

8 years ago / 759 views

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/an-exercise-in-time-perception-matt-danzico Why is that some experiences feel like they last forever, while others fly by? We tend to miscalculate the time it takes to engage in novel activities due to the influ
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PLATO ON: The Forms

8 years ago / 813 views

Plato’s theory of the forms is at the centre of his philosophy and teaches us the virtues of thinking about the ideal version of things. If you like our films take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): http://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/all/ Brought to
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Existentialism: Crash Course Philosophy #16

7 years ago / 791 views

Now that we’ve left behind the philosophy of religion, it’s time to start exploring what other ways might exist to find meaning in the world. Today we explore essentialism and its response: existentialism. We’ll also learn about Jean-Paul Sartre and his i
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Aesthetic Appreciation: Crash Course Philosophy #30

7 years ago / 777 views

Today we are talking about art and aesthetic appreciation. What makes something an artwork? Can art really be defined? Is aesthetic value is objective or subjective? Can taste be developed? How? Get your own Crash Course Philosophy mug or Chom Chom shirt
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The Purpose of Friendship

7 years ago / 614 views

Our desire to build good and lasting friendships is often undermined by a lack of focus on what friendship should really be about. Getting clear about what friendship is for isn’t cynical; it provides the foundation for genuine bonds. If you like ou
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ALBERT EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF HAPPINESS

6 years ago / 762 views

DID YOU KNOW THAT ALBERT EINSTEIN HAD A SECRET THEORY ABOUT HAPPINESS? His theory written on a piece of paper just sold for 1.5 million dollars! But even he would have probably disapproved of this sale. Check out his theory here and choose happiness today
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The mysterious origins of life on Earth - Luka Seamus Wright

4 years ago / 1,210 views

Where on Earth did life begin? Explore the hydrothermal vents in Earths crust as simple compounds gave way to complex life. --Billions of years ago, simple organic compounds assembled into more complex coalitions that could grow and reproduce. At the time
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Sesame Street Monster Meditation #2: Goodnight Body with Elmo and Headspace

3 years ago / 1,665 views

Elmo and Baby David can't get to sleep - they just want to play! Good thing their friend Mr. Andy from Headspace is here with another Sesame Street Monster Meditation. Get ready for bedtime by saying goodnight to the different parts of your body! Subscrib
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You can only save one who do you choose? - Doug MacKay

2 years ago / 241 views

Puzzle through the ethical dilemma where two ships are in distress but you can only save one, and decide: which do you choose?--You are the captain of an interstellar cargo transport headed to port when you receive two distress calls. The first is from a
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Ethical dilemma: Whose life is more valuable? - Rebecca L. Walker

1 year ago / 187 views

Puzzle through a classic ethical dilemma and decide: how do we determine the value of a life, whether human or non-human?--To protect against a possible resurgence of smallpox, the US government is funding research to improve treatments and vaccines. And
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When is anger justified? A philosophical inquiry - Delaney Thull

1 month ago / 30 views

Explore different philosophers ideas about anger and dig into their theories on how we should handle this complicated emotion.--Anger is a complicated emotion. It can feel reasonable and righteous or impulsive and uncontrollable. Anger can be an important
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There Is No American Cuisine, But There Could Be

8 years ago / 746 views

Dan Barber explains how national cuisines tend to be defined by historical precedent influenced by agricultural limitations. As the United States is a young country with rich soil, its own quintessential cuisine never developed. Barber's latest book is "T
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Q&A - Synthetic Life: Could We? Should We?

8 years ago / 771 views

How far could we go with synthetic life? How far should we go? The panel of experts answer questions from the audience after their debate. Watch the full talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcLG5fzP91I Synthetic biology is a new, intriguing technol
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The Meaning Of Knowledge: Crash Course Philosophy #7

8 years ago / 765 views

On today’s episode...CATS. Also: Hank talks about some philosophy stuff, like a few of the key concepts philosophers use when discussing belief and knowledge, such as what defines an assertion and a proposition, and that belief is a kind of propositional
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The Problem Of Evil: Crash Course Philosophy #13

7 years ago / 716 views

After weeks of exploring the existence of nature of god, today Hank explores one of the biggest problems in theism, and possibly the biggest philosophical question humanity faces: why is there evil? -- Images and video via VideoBlocks or Wikimedia Commons
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What Is Justice?: Crash Course Philosophy #40

7 years ago / 893 views

In today’s episode, Hank asks you to consider all the ways people talk about justice and what we really mean when we use that word. We’ll explain various theories of justice, just distribution, and different approaches to punishment. Want more Crash Cours
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Is There a Limit to How Small Life Can Get?

6 years ago / 638 views

Scientists have theorized how small life can actually get, but at what point is it so small, it's not considered life? Super Bacteria Has a New Enemy: The CRISPR Pill - https://youtu.be/zWzQf2xzJek Get 20% off http://www.domain.com domain names and web ho
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What is Consciousness?

5 years ago / 466 views

Where is it? Can it be measured? Replicated? Created? Marcus du Sautoy puzzles the problem of consciousness. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Brain imagining techniques have shown that our minds work differently when we're a
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Why Are You Alive Life, Energy & ATP

3 years ago / 722 views

The first 1000 people to use this link will get a 2 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/kurzgesagt7 Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sourceswhyareyoualive At this very second, you are on a narrow ledge between life a
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Why You're Probably Not a Simulation

2 years ago / 563 views

Have you ever have a dream you were so sure was real? The simulation argument challenges our very notions of reality by asking whether everything we perceive is nothing more than an elaborate computer simulation. Recently, we've even seen headlines like "
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We Worry About Problems We Don't Even Have | Eastern Philosophy

1 year ago / 184 views

In reality, problems cannot exist without a perceiver, as circumstances arent troublesome without someone or something identifying them as such. So, if theres nothing inherently problematic about reality, doesnt that mean that we humans repeatedly (and on
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The science of the self explained by a biologist | Michael Levin

7 months ago / 99 views

How do you emerge from a collection of cells? A biologist explains. This interview is an episode from @The-Well our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation .Subscribe to The Well on YouTube https:/
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Nice Guys Finish First

8 years ago / 704 views

We prove how nice guys actually finish first! Check out Slugbooks: http://slugbooks.com/asapscience GET OUR BOOK: http://asapscience.com SUBSCRIBE (it's free): bit.ly/asapsci This episode was based on "The Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins which you can ch
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Four Dimensional Maths: Things To See And Hear In The Fourth Dimension With Matt Parker

8 years ago / 713 views

Matt Parker, comedian and mathematician, shows how four-dimensional shapes appear a 3D world in this hands-on talk, featuring what is possibly the world's nerdiest knitted hat! Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Discover how t
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The War On Science

8 years ago / 546 views

Please VOTE for science! SHARE on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1jdD1Pu & Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1GyIshx Canadians, register to vote here: http://elections.ca/register Written by Rachel Salt, Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown SUBSCRIBE for more (it's free!):
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WE ARE COSMIC POETRY

8 years ago / 550 views

“Human speech is a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms... while we long to make music that will melt the stars.” - G. Flaubert Join Jason Silva as he freestyles complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the truth an
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How To Argue - Philosophical Reasoning: Crash Course Philosophy #2

8 years ago / 886 views

Before we dive into the big questions of philosophy, you need to know how to argue properly. We’ll start with an overview of philosophical reasoning and breakdown of how deductive arguments work (and sometimes don’t work). -- Images and video via VideoBlo
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Should All Locks Have Keys? Phones, Castles, Encryption, And You.

8 years ago / 742 views

Discuss this video: http://reddit.com/r/cgpgrey * FOOTNOTE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ZpsxnmmbE Brought to you in part by: http://audible.com/grey Special Thanks: - Mark Govea - Wenhao Nie - Thomas J Miller Jr MD - dedla - Daniel Slater - Perverte
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Kant & Categorical Imperatives: Crash Course Philosophy #35

7 years ago / 985 views

Our next stop on our tour of ethics is Kant’s ethics. Today Hank explains hypothetical and categorical imperatives, the universalizability principle, autonomy, and what it means to treat people as ends-in-themselves, rather than as mere means. Get your ow
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The Physics of Free Will

6 years ago / 612 views

Do we really have free will? What does physics have to say about it? Hi! I'm Jade. I make physics videos about time, entropy, space, relativity and quantum physics. Check out my channel and subscribe if you like :) *SUBSCRIBE* https://www.youtube.com/chan
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Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Thought Bubble: Kindness

5 years ago / 716 views

We teamed up with New York Times best-selling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal, to create this Thought Bubble on the power of kindness. Winner of Best Animation at the Peace On Earth Film Festival 2011. For more information on Amy, visit: http://www.whoisamy.c
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If a tree falls, but no-one hears it, does it make a sound? | Your Questions | We The Curious

4 years ago / 418 views

Do unheard falling trees make sound? Why do people get squeamish? These are some of the amazing questions you asked, that we sent Florence and Will in search of answers to.Got a question you want answered? Leave it in the comments below. Or ask us on Face
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Ethical dilemma: Who should you believe? - Alex Worsnip

1 year ago / 190 views

Puzzle through the ethical dilemma of a spouse accused of murder and decide: do you believe your spouse or the evidence?--Youre sitting on the couch, when you hear a knock on the door. The police have arrived to arrest your spouse for murder. This accusat
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Ringworlds

8 years ago / 553 views

After spotting a mysterious star with two rings around it, scientists struggle to explain the anomaly. Could it be a "Ringworld" created by a highly superior race as suggested in a sci-fi novel? | For more, visit http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/are
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Why Are We So Unhappy?

8 years ago / 479 views

"It is of the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it." - Aristotle Join Jason Silva every week as he freestyles his way into the complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the
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Your Brain Can Solve Algorithms - David J. Malan

8 years ago / 997 views

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/your-brain-can-solve-algorithms-david-j-malan An algorithm is a mathematical method of solving problems both big and small. Though computers run algorithms constantly, humans can also solve problems with algorit
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What Is Life? | Jeff Marlow | TEDxBeaconStreet

8 years ago / 776 views

What is life? Even as we send robotic explorers into space to look for signs of life and answer eternal questions of life beyond Earth, scientists lack a coherent definition of the phenomenon. A theoretical underpinning of life is needed, and expeditions
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Personal Identity: Crash Course Philosophy #19

7 years ago / 861 views

Today Hank is building on last week’s exploration of identity to focus on personal identity. Does it in reside in your body? Is it in the collective memories of your consciousness? There are, of course, strengths and weaknesses to both of these ideas, and
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Aesthetics: Crash Course Philosophy #31

7 years ago / 878 views

How do art and morality intersect? Today we look at an ethically questionable work of art and discuss R. G. Collingwood’s view that art is best when it helps us live better lives. We’ll go over Aristotle’s concept of catharsis and how it can resolve the p
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The Mind Body Problem

7 years ago / 622 views

The Mind-Body problem is one of the greatest conundrums of philosophy and of our everyday lives too. FURTHER READING “The so-called Mind-Body problem is one of the greatest and most quietly painful conundrums in philosophy – and more importantly, in every
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This is Stephen Hawking's Last Inspiring Message to Humanity

6 years ago / 812 views

Famous cosmologist and all-around inspirational human Stephen Hawking delivers a final speech before he departed us for worlds beyond. ► Watch all our inspirational videos: https://www.goalcast.com/epic-inspirational-videos/ ► Subscribe Here: https://goo.
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Are We Living In The Matrix? | WIRED

2 years ago / 207 views

20 years ago, futurist Nick Bostrom published the first draft of his groundbreaking simulation argument, which asks, "Are you living in a computer simulation?" Public figures like Elon Musk and Neil deGrass Tyson have also broached this line of questionin
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Can You See Cosmic Rays on Hot Drinks?

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What Is Creativity?

8 years ago / 842 views

"a great artist is but a conduit for an expression that resonates with something that is greater than him or herself" Khalil Gibran “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.” http://www.katsandogz.
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The Big Picture

8 years ago / 662 views

The first photograph taken of earth, from space, occasioned a profound shift in our understanding of ourselves -- an ontological awakening. Join Jason Silva as he freestyles complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the trut
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NPR Ed's 50 Great Teachers: Socrates

8 years ago / 516 views

So who was Socrates anyway? We ask students at a California school about the Socratic teaching method and the questions it inspires.
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Locke, Berkeley, & Empiricism: Crash Course Philosophy #6

8 years ago / 749 views

This week we answer skeptics like Descartes with empiricism. Hank explains John Locke’s primary and secondary qualities and why George Berkeley doesn’t think that distinction works -- leaving us with literally nothing but our minds, ideas, and perceptions
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How To Win An Argument

7 years ago / 590 views

Do you find yourself always losing arguments? Check out this video to find the best way to persuade your opponent. Big thanks to our sponsor for supporting DNews! Check out Monster's reimagined boombox at http://www.themonsterblaster.com/dnews Do Presiden
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Does the Universe Have a Purpose? feat. Neil deGrasse Tyson

6 years ago / 507 views

Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked by the Templeton Foundation to answer the question "Does the Universe Have a Purpose". Then he read his answer aloud and I drew some pictures for it. http://www.templeton.org/purpose/ You can buy MinutePhysics T-shirts at htt
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What If We’re Living in a Computer Simulation?

5 years ago / 559 views

What if your reality was nothing more than a complex computer simulation? And if you were just a program on someone else’s hard drive, how would you know? Who would be controlling your every move? What kind of technology could make the simulation possible
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What Exactly is the Present?

3 years ago / 283 views

What is the specious present? And how do our brains perceive time?Get a 30-day free trial on Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVeMore info about this topic: http://wke.lt/w/s/z8TeR
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Sun Tzu | The Art of War

1 year ago / 185 views

SEQUEL: https://youtu.be/-XPkXNVWWwA The Art of War by Sun Tzu is an ancient Chinese military text composed of thirteen chapters, that are devoted to the strategic and tactical aspects of warfare. The Art of War explains in detail how we must behave in ba
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The afterlife according to Einsteins special relativity | Sabine Hossenfelder

7 months ago / 138 views

Sabine Hossenfelder discusses the physics of… dead grandmothers? Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The Universe in 90 minutes: Time, free will, God, & more htt
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Quantum Entanglement & Spooky Action At A Distance

8 years ago / 870 views

Does quantum entanglement make faster-than-light communication possible? What is NOT random? http://bit.ly/NOTrandoVe First, I know this video is not easy to understand. Thank you for taking the time to attempt to understand it. I've been working on this
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The Birth Of Imagination

8 years ago / 529 views

"Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Albert Einstein Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=shotsofawe Join Jason Silva every week as he freestyles his way into the complex systems of society, technology and human e
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How We Prime Our Brains To Achieve More

8 years ago / 550 views

"To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior." - Maxwell Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics Join Jason Silva as he freestyles complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the truth and beauty of science i
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Leonardo DiCaprio & The Nature Of Reality: Crash Course Philosophy #4

8 years ago / 697 views

Today Hank gains insight from that most philosophical of figures...Leonardo DiCaprio. In this episode, we’re talking about the process of philosophical discovery and questioning the relationship between appearance and reality by taking a look at Plato’s f
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Aquinas And The Cosmological Arguments: Crash Course Philosophy #10

8 years ago / 740 views

Our unit on the philosophy of religion and the existence of god continues with Thomas Aquinas. Today, we consider his first four arguments: the cosmological arguments. -- Images and video via VideoBlocks or Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Creative Commo
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Where Does Your Mind Reside?: Crash Course Philosophy #22

7 years ago / 661 views

Today we continue our unit on identity by asking where the mind resides. Hank explains the mind body problem and several approaches to the question of where our minds reside, including reductive physicalism, substance dualism, and mysterianism. Get your o
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4 Logical Paradoxes!!

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CGP Grey and I's Coincidence: http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/letter-to-jake-on-the-agonies-of-parallel-creation My Twitter: http://twitter.com/jakerawr ***Click "SHOW MORE" for more*** Just wanted to say a quick thank you. If you follow my personal channel (
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Let's talk about nothing

5 years ago / 547 views

A fun thought experiment I heard of. Makes you think about nothing. ;) Ok, it was an ice skater, I think, but it's not essential. I took a Ballerina here... There is an answer, it seems simple but is quite interesting. Music: "Illusions Déçues" by Whiteye
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The philosophy of cynicism - William D. Desmond

4 years ago / 453 views

Explore the ancient Greek philosophy of cynicism, which calls for the rejection of materialism and conformity in favor of a simple life. --In the 4th century BCE, a young Diogenes of Sinope was found to be counterfeiting coins. He was stripped of his citi
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The Multiverse Might Be Real and It's STRANGE!

1 year ago / 224 views

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Spiderman: No Way Home, and LOKI all discuss the Multiverse, but does the Multiverse actually exist? According to Marvels Doctor Strange, the multiverse is a concept about which we know frighteningly little., B
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What's missing in medical research? - Greg Foot

11 months ago / 112 views

Dig into why ethnic diversity is so important to medical research when creating new treatments and medicines for diseases.--While all humans share 99.9% of our DNA, differences in the remaining 0.1% hold important clues about the causes of diseasesand the
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We Need To Be Lost To Find Ourselves

8 years ago / 516 views

"Artists are uniquely placed to ... creatively participate in the larger cultural process of re-engineering subjectivity, of pushing the envelope of experience." - Erik Davis Tell us what you think! Take our survey: http://testtube.com/shotsofawe/survey E
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How Not To Be Wrong: The Power Of Mathematical Thinking

8 years ago / 872 views

The maths we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. Jordan Ellenberg shows how wrong this view is through stories that show the power of mathematical thinking. Subscribe for regular science v
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Where Does Creativity Come From?

8 years ago / 541 views

“Creativity is domesticated madness.” - Anonymous Join Jason Silva every week as he freestyles his way into the complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the truth and beauty of science in a form of existential jazz. New epi
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Who Was Confucius? - Bryan W. Van Norden

8 years ago / 645 views

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-was-confucius-bryan-w-van-norden Most people recognize his name and know that he is famous for having said something, but considering the long-lasting impact his teachings have had on the world, very few peo
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Should Short People Take Human Growth Hormone?

8 years ago / 1,148 views

While being short isn’t a medical condition, parents are giving their kids Human Growth Hormone to boost their height. But how does it work and is it dangerous? Why Short Men Live Longer ►►►► http://bit.ly/1RXWzWe Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here
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POP CULTURE: Mark Zuckerberg's T-shirts

8 years ago / 608 views

Mark Zuckerberg is one of the richest people on the planet - and yet dresses like a very ordinary guy. That's both cheering and subtly deeply wounding to our pride. If you like our films take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): http://www.theschoolofl
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Would you sacrifice one person to save five? - Eleanor Nelsen

7 years ago / 690 views

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/would-you-sacrifice-one-person-to-save-five-eleanor-nelsen Imagine you’re watching a runaway trolley barreling down the tracks, straight towards five workers. You happen to be standing next to a switch that will
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Be humble -- and other lessons from the philosophy of water | Raymond Tang

6 years ago / 732 views

How do we find fulfillment in a world that's constantly changing? Raymond Tang struggled with this question until he came across the ancient Chinese philosophy of the Tao Te Ching. In it, he found a passage comparing goodness to water, an idea he's now ap
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How do you know you're not dreaming? - Daniel Gregory

2 years ago / 204 views

Download a free audiobook version of The Sandman and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed--Bizarre things happen in dreams: you fly, or conjure an all-you-can-eat buffet out of thin air, or get chased by witches through the h
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How will AI change the world?

1 year ago / 509 views

Explore the current limitations of artificial intelligence and the possibility of creating human-compatible technology.--In the coming years, artificial intelligence is probably going to change your life and likely the entire world. But people have a hard
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Picture a perfect society. What does it look like? - Joseph Lacey

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Dig into political philosopher John Rawls classic thought experiment about what principles we need to design a fair society.--A group of strangers have gathered to design a just society. To ensure none of them rig the system, theyve been placed under a ve
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Captains Of Spaceship Earth

8 years ago / 960 views

Media is a tool that can program and reprogram the human bio-computer. Stories pattern the imagination. Language helps us think about our thinking. Cinema can open up new vistas for our minds. These new tools give us new "spaces of possibility" to explore
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The Ultimate Conspiracy Debunker

8 years ago / 796 views

Most Conspiracy Theories are stupid. By the power of the internet they spread like wildfire and often poison discussions. But there is hope – we developed a way to debunk conspiracies in just a few seconds… You can get the MUSIC of the video here: https:/
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The Most Astounding Fact - Neil deGrasse Tyson

8 years ago / 812 views

Same video on Vimeo! http://vimeo.com/38101676 Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?" This is his answer. Please subscribe above! In 20 la
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Life's Third Act - Jane Fonda

8 years ago / 736 views

Within this generation, an extra 30 years have been added to our life expectancy -- and these years aren't just a footnote or a pathology. In this talk, Jane Fonda asks how we can think about this new phase of our lives. (Filmed at TEDxWomen.) Talk by Jan
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Experience Changes Biology

8 years ago / 588 views

“A cell is a machine for turning experience into biology.” Join Jason Silva as he freestyles complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the truth and beauty of science in a form of existential jazz. Subscribe now! http://www.
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Anselm And The Argument For God: Crash Course Philosophy #9

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Today we are introducing a new area of philosophy – philosophy of religion. We are starting this unit off with Anselm’s argument for God’s existence, while also considering objections to that argument. -- “That’s a Neigh” David Goehring https://www.flickr
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Nonexistent Objects & Imaginary Worlds: Crash Course Philosophy #29

7 years ago / 597 views

Today we transition between units on language and aesthetics with a discussion of nonexistent and imaginary objects. Is it possible to make true assertions about things that aren’t real? We’ll explore Meinong’s Jungle and the concept of a universe of disc
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How Do You Design a Just Society? | Thought Experiment: The Original Position

7 years ago / 1,621 views

Thought Experiment: John Rawls’ Original Position Support us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/pbsideachannel We got merch! http://bit.ly/1U8fS1B Tweet us! http://bit.ly/pbsideachanneltwitter Idea Channel Facebook! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelfacebook Talk
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Science, Religion, and the Big Bang

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Support MinutePhysics and MinuteEarth on Subbable - http://www.subbable.com/minuteearth AND http://www.subbable.com/minutephysics MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephys
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How Will Self-Driving Cars Make Moral Decisions?

5 years ago / 501 views

Sign up to brilliant.org with this link to receive a 20% discount! https://brilliant.org/upandatom/ Check out the video we did over on Lê’s channel! Human level AI by 2025? https://youtu.be/5AfCWxjOKEs Subscribe to Lê’s channel Science4All! https://www.yo
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Are all of your memories real? - Daniel L. Schacter

3 years ago / 441 views

Dig into the psychology of how memories are susceptible to false information and why we shouldnt treat them as truth.--In a 1990s study, participants recalled getting lost in a shopping mall as children. Some shared these memories in vivid detail, but the
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The paradox at the heart of mathematics: Gdel's Incompleteness Theorem - Marcus du Sautoy

2 years ago / 237 views

Explore Gdels Incompleteness Theorem, a discovery which changed what we know about mathematical proofs and statements.--Consider the following sentence: This statement is false. Is that true? If so, that would make the statement false. But if its false, t
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Can you outsmart the college admissions fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox

1 year ago / 181 views

Explore the circular reasoning fallacy, which occurs when the end of an argument comes back to the start without having proven itself.--Its 1990. A prospective student has filed a complaint about Virginia Military institutes admissions policy that exclude
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Ethical dilemma: What makes life worth living? - Douglas MacLean

6 months ago / 93 views

Puzzle through a classic ethical dilemma and decide: can human existence be meaningful without its creativity and culture? --Life on your planet depends entirely on Nuronium for normal cognition. Unfortunately, its source has been compromised and you are
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“Hey Bill Nye, What’s Science Good For Outside Of School?” #tuesdayswithbill

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On this week's Tuesdays With Bill, Lillian has the whole summer ahead of her, and wants to know what kind of science-related activities she can do outside of the classroom. Do you want to ask Bill a question for a future "Tuesdays with Bill?" Click here t
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Who Am I? A Philosophical Inquiry - Amy Adkins

8 years ago / 1,133 views

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/who-am-i-a-philosophical-inquiry-amy-adkins Throughout the history of mankind, the subject of identity has sent poets to the blank page, philosophers to the agora and seekers to the oracles. These murky waters o
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IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS

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"You have to go out of your mind to use your head." - Timothy Leary Join Jason Silva as he freestyles complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the truth and beauty of science in a form of existential jazz. Subscribe now! ht