Curated Video
Asian Values?
Author and independent scholar author Pankaj Mishra gives his views on whether the East and the West have a fundamentally different set of values.
Curated Video
In the Shadow of The West
Award-winning author Pankaj Mishra describes his personal experiences of growing up in Asia while being disproportionately affected by Western cultural, philosophical and economic considerations.
After Skool
Does the Weather Actually Affect Your Mood?
How does the weather affect your mood? There's a common thought around the world that sunny warm weather is linked to happiness and cold cloudy weather is linked to sadness. But is there any science behind this idea? Does the weather...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Doing Right and Feeling Good
We think empathising with others is the route to a better world. But studies show that empathy encourages us to help one named child over ten anonymous others. Is morality strangely not about empathy at all? Does the moral way to act...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Is art or science better for understanding experience?
Our life is made up of experiences. But what experience is remains a mystery. Heidegger thought it inexplicable and neuroscientists cannot find its location. Do we just need a better theory to uncover its secrets? Or is experience...
After Skool
It's Just A Ride - Bill Hicks
Bill Hicks (December 16, 1961 - February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist and musician. His material, encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy, was...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
How to Open a Presentation with a Question (Part 4 of 5)
Learn how to open a presentation or speech with a question (4 of 5). The ability to ask questions in a presentation takes some practice. But, it is an excellent way to draw your listeners in. First, keep it simple. Ask easy questions....
After Skool
The Top 3 Arguments in Favor of Eating Meat
In the past 3 years, the number of Vegans in America has increased from 3 million people to over 20 million! And this phenomenon is not just a trend. Across the world, the number of people identifying as vegan has increased by 300%. The...
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Philosophy and Logic
Humans are on a quest to understand the world around us. How did this quest begin? What are the tools we use to gather knowledge? How do we know what is possible to know? What do we mean when using words like ethics, ontology,...
After Skool
It is Impossible to Tell If Anything is Good or Bad - Alan Watts
The Story of the Chinese Farmer told by Alan Watts. Many things happen in life they may seem terrible in the moment. You lost your job, you got dumped, you didn't get into the right school, etc. However, later on that event, which seemed...
After Skool
Social Media is Destroying Us - Joe Rogan & Elon Musk
Elon Musk is the founder, CEO, and lead designer of SpaceX; co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; co-founder and CEO of Neuralink; co-founder of PayPal; and founder of the Boring Company. He is revolutionizing the auto...
After Skool
PLAYING GOD - The Story of Synthetic Life
In 2016, the first synthetic organism of original design was created. When you hear this statement, what does it make you think of? The word synthetic does imply that something was built by man. But if you're imagining artificial...
After Skool
Is SeaWeed The Crop of the Future?
Despite its recently trendy, superfood status, seaweed has been used all over the world for thousands of years, but has most notably been a prominent part of Asian diets for the longest period of time, particularly in Japan, Korea and...
Neuro Transmissions
Can Humans Be Objective?
Can humans ever take a neutral stance and become completely objective? Can we shed our biases and judgment to achieve god-like impartiality? Can we observe anything objectively? And if not, then does 1+1 still equal 2? Alie explores this...
After Skool
Could Psychedelics Be The Cure For Depression?
In the 50 years since this golden era, scientific progress in psychedelic research has been limited. A backlash against the hippy counterculture - "the war on drugs" - halted research into psychedelics. In 1971, the UK parliament...
Getty Images
Tian Tan complex, Temple of Heaven, Qinian Dian temple, Beijing, PRC, People's Republic of China, Asia
Tian Tan complex, Temple of Heaven, Qinian Dian temple, Beijing, PRC, People's Republic of China, Asia
Getty Images
Tian Tan complex, Temple of Heaven, Qinian Dian temple, Beijing, PRC, People's Republic of China, Asia
Tian Tan complex, Temple of Heaven, Qinian Dian temple, Beijing, PRC, People's Republic of China, Asia
Bridgeman Arts
The School of Athens - Raphael
A detailed view of Raphael's famous fresco ""School of Athens"" from the Stanza della Segnatura.
Bloomberg
Aubrey Plaza, Craig Robinson Discuss Their Characters in 'An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn' | Sundance 2018
Matt Berry also stars in the Jim Hosking film.