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The Lie That Every Story Has In Common – Kurt Vonnegut On The Shapes of Stories
Thanks to The Great Courses Plus for sponsoring this video. Signup for your free trial with them today at: http://ow.ly/BVwH30pOPL1 In this video, we look at author Kurt Vonnegut’s analysis of the shapes of stories, and what they suggest about our experience and consideration of life. Of course, not every […]
The Hidden Story Of Every Person
Get the new Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095L8LP33 This video is a short fiction story about the stories behind every person that we (mostly) never know anything about, but often act like we do. If you are interested in supporting the channel, you can contribute to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/pursuitofwonder […]
How science separates fact and emotion | Heather Heying | Big Think
How science separates fact and emotion New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Heather Heying knows that a true understanding of the world comes not from the answers alone. Sure, they help, but the questions are of equal […]
Is all money just a ponzi scheme? | Vicki Robin | Big Think | Big Think
Is all money just a ponzi scheme? New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- “Money, it’s a gas,” wrote Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters for their hit ‘Money’. Author, speaker, and social innovator Vicki Robin would probably agree: she […]
What If You Lived For 1,000 Years?
Caught in the middle of the present and the future; the finite and infinite, it is a difficult balance this species must strive. [Note that this is not intended to be factual or informative regarding past, present, or future human lifespans.] Shop Pursuit of Wonder merch here: https://www.pursuitofwonder.com/store If you […]
The science of music: Why your brain gets hooked on hit songs | Derek Thompson | Big Think
The science of music: Why your brain gets hooked on hit songs Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- There’s a reason you can’t stop your head boppin’ to block-rockin’ beats, and why you can’t get a catchy song’s hook […]
Why We Experience An Existential Crisis – The Philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre
Shop Pursuit of Wonder merch here: https://www.pursuitofwonder.com/store Jean-Paul Sartre is one of the great existential philosophers. His ideas are both insightful and useful, especially when we find ourselves in that strange confronting with everything (or nothing); in what we often call an existential crisis. If you are interested in supporting […]
How to find fulfillment: Lessons from ‘dark horse’ success | Big Think
How to find fulfillment: Lessons from ‘dark horse’ success Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The Dark Horse Project is a long-term study run out of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. It examines how people achieve success by harnessing […]
Troublehacker – Whenever I Leave The House, Broken Glass Cuts My Feet
Hey there bipeds! Big pieces of glass lacerating your feet? No need to track blood through your step-father’s house when there’s a simple fix! And all of the materials can be found at a mid-sized municipal waste yard! Find out with me, Drew Cleary, on today’s Troublehacking! Subscribe to The […]
