Howcast -Learn how to give a head massage using Ayurvedic techniques and marma points in this Howcast video featuring massage therapist Judie Rhed Yim.

Howcast -Learn how to read the Judgment tarot card from expert Ellen Goldberg, M.A. in this Howcast video.

Pupil outcome: I can explain non-religious beliefs about the afterlife and the arguments for and against life after death. Key learning points: - Some non-religious individuals believe in an afterlife or a soul. - Non-religious views...

In this video, the teacher explores the concept of self-awareness and empathy with the students. They discuss how our actions and decisions shape the type of person we become, and the importance of understanding and considering the...

In this video, Nova takes children on a fun and educational adventure to explore the concepts of consciousness and self-awareness. Through engaging storytelling and relatable examples, children learn about the importance of knowing their...

A 'knock out’ occurs when a person is hit with a series of punches, kicks, elbow or knee shots, until the knockout hit is delivered and finally lose consciousness. In simple word knock out can be described as a sensation of...

A Boltzmann brain is not real, but what’s fascinating about it is that it thinks it’s real, and all the memories and experiences it has are real. But, of course, this brain is not real. But how would such a brain know that its...

James Joyce's "Ulysses" is celebrated for its stream of consciousness technique and innovative exploration of language and structure across its 18 episodes, each uniquely styled to mirror episodes from Homer's Odyssey. The novel...

In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses psychedelic research coming out of Imperial College London, and the potential DMT may have in making novel connections in the brain.

Why on earth does your brain take you on wild adventures when you sleep? What purpose does dreaming serve? Well, come take a deep dive into the mysterious world of dreams with me. From ancient beliefs about divine messages to Freud's...

Here’s rundown of the different psychedelics and why people are so excited about them.
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Psychedelics activate the serotonin 5HT2a receptor in the brain. Antidepressants and the atypical antipsychotics...

Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra describes how many Eastern ideas and perspectives have been routinely ignored by the West.

A 'knock out’ occurs when a person is hit with a series of punches, kicks, elbow or knee shots, until the knockout hit is delivered and finally lose consciousness. In simple word knock out can be described as a sensation of...

In this latest episode of What the Theory? I take a look at phenomenology, time and dasein (Heidegger's concept of consciousness) through the example of Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, the narrative of which is incredibly playful with...

Anthropologist Frans de Waal, Emory University, describes his long-standing interest in trying to penetrate the consciousness and feeling of animals, his optimism at the growing societal realisation of our animal nature, and the...

UCLA psychologist Martin Monti relates his experience studying minimally conscious patients in an effort to probe the limits of consciousness, describing how distinguishing between conscious acts and mere reflex is sometimes much harder...

Social psychologist Roy Baumeister, University of Queensland, describes how consciousness is not “a direct pipeline to reality” but involves the brain and the associated conscious mind mysteriously combining to somehow produce meaning...

Primatologist and bestselling author Frans de Waal (Emory) describes how neuroscience has shed light on the science of animal emotions.

Is it possible that psychedelics brought about human language, our huge brains, and essentially all elements of our modern culture? Well, I made a video recently about what psychedelics do in the brain, but a lot of you felt bothered by...

Thinking about our own mortality isn’t exactly a comfortable exercise. But Virginia Woolf doesn’t shy away from it in Mrs Dalloway. Her characters’ anxieties and daily musings about life and death offer fascinating insight into the...

A Boltzmann brain is not real, but what’s fascinating about it is that it thinks it’s real, and all the memories and experiences it has are real. But, of course, this brain is not real. But how would such a brain know that its memories...

In which John discusses loneliness, isolation, and the kinds of communities that work.

Greetings to my brand new -itis. In which John discusses illness, and his experiences with it, and the way we imagine disease.

A viral Sleepwalking Tiktok Video (of a lady) brought back my unnerving memories of sleepwalking as a child. Today’s Animation is about Why do we Sleepwalk? How does Sleepwalking Work? And is Sleepwalking bad? Sleepwalking as an adult is...