It’s unclear how much control we truly have over our life and our choices. It’s unclear if free will, determinism, or a mix of compatibilism is the answer. But what appears to be clear, is that we can choose how we deal with not knowing. Ironic.
A provoking exert from a Terence McKenna lecture. In which, McKenna discusses the potential dangers of ideology and the pitfalls to humanity’s conception that there is an ultimate reality to be uncovered. Perhaps the ultimate truth we are in such desperate pursuit for is not even the point at all. […]
An Infographic trip through the wonders of the solar system. The solar system – well known from countless documentaries. 3D animation on black background. This infographic videos tries something different. Animated infographics and a focus on minimalistic design puts the information up front. We take the viewer on a trip […]
How much time do you have left? Time makes sense in small pieces. But when you look at huge stretches of time, it’s almost impossible to wrap your head around things. So we teamed up with the awesome blog “Wait but Why” and made this video to help you putting […]
Alan Watts’s impact on the world continues to reverberate. His teachings remind us about our potential connection to everything we love, hate, and don’t care about, as well as our foolishness in thinking we know enough to take anything, including his ideas, too seriously. Shop Pursuit of Wonder merch here: […]
For tens of thousands of years, humans have pondered eternal questions like “How does our world even exist?” and “Where did we come from?” Now, more than ever, scientists are finding answers within the Big Bang theory. Subscribe for free to get all episodes of NOVA Now on Apple Podcasts […]
New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 A short fiction story about a man who finds himself at the beginning and end of everything. This story is entirely fictional. The concept of artificial intelligence, mind uploading, and a future “singularity” is immensely complex, uncertain, and could go any number of ways. […]
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New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 A short fictional story about a series of events that cause the sudden appearance of intense change in a man’s life. If you are interested in supporting the channel, you can contribute to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/pursuitofwonder Or shop Pursuit of Wonder merch here: […]
Thanks to The Great Courses Plus for sponsoring this video. Signup for your free trial with them today at: http://ow.ly/Z4ZV30pygjw In this video, we delve into 3 essential mysteries that sit inside every moment and realize how little we know about anything and everything. And perhaps why that’s ok. If […]
