Back to School with Punkle Henry (Rollins) Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The legendary punk rocker offers some advice to today’s youth. ———————————————————————————- HENRY ROLLINS: Henry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, […]
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The Seven Essential Life Skills, With Ellen Galinsky Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- ELLEN GALINSKY: Ellen Galinsky, President and Co-Founder of Families and Work Institute (FWI) helped establish the field of work and family life while at Bank […]
The Science of Spontaneity: Mastering Wu-Wei Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- EDWARD SLINGERLAND: Edward Slingerland is Professor of Asian Studies and Canada Research Chair in Chinese Thought and Embodied Cognition at the University of British Columbia. Educated at […]
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The mechanisms of evolution explained in one video. The theory of evolution explains how the enormous variety of life could come into existence. How it is possible for primitive life forms to spawn the millions of different creatures, that exist today. Unfortunately, evolution is often misunderstood, because it’s mechanisms seem […]
What is bias? How does your brain affect free will, argument, and thinking? Let’s look at “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahnemann – if we want to study philosophy we need to know a bit about brains, biology, and psychology too! Subscribe! http://tinyurl.com/pr99a46 Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/PhilosophyTube Audible: http://tinyurl.com/jn6tpup FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/j8bo4gb […]
What is the purpose of education; what good does learning aim at? Is it just training people to enter the workforce and employment market, or to be citizens, or something else? Especially philosophy, can you get a job with it? Does that question miss the point? Here’s some vague thoughts […]
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Emerson’s combination of eastern and western philosophies provided a uniquely eclectic perspective for his time. Today, his ideas may seem to permeate the common place, which is only a testament to the influence his work had on the world at large. Agree with his ideas or not, his work is […]
