Dashiell Hammett's philosophy of life
[YT] From falling beams a philosophy emerges: episode from the novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett.
View ArticleDisquieting Bedtime Stories with Mary-Louise Parker
Disquieting Bedtime Stories with Mary-Louise Parker: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, brought to you by Esquire: http://www.esquire.com/the-side/video/mary-louise-parker-video-070709 RT: 2'19"
View ArticleSlavoj Zizek: The Monstrosity of Christ
[yt] Philosopher Slavoj Žižek discusses his new book, The Monstrosity of Christ: Paradox or Dialectic?, and explains how the Christian concept of the "toxic neighbor" impacts political, economic,...
View ArticleAsk Sam Harris Anything #2
1. Eternity and the meaning of life 0:42 2. Do we have free will? 4:43 3. How can we convince religious people to abandon their beliefs? 14:52 4. How can atheists live among the faithful? 19:09 5. How...
View ArticleThe Fabric of the Cosmos -- What Is Space
Physicist and author Brian Greene takes us on a journey of understanding how space is more than just an empty void.
View ArticleThe Fabric of the Cosmos -- The Illusion of Time
[yt] Time. We waste it, save it, kill it, make it. The world runs on it. Yet ask physicists what time actually is, and the answer might shock you: They have no idea. Even more surprising, the deep...
View ArticleThe Fabric of the Cosmos -- Quantum Leap
[yt] Quantum mechanics may be counterintuitive, but it's one of the most successful theories in the history of science, making predictions that have been confirmed to better than one part in a billion,...
View ArticleThe Fabric of the Cosmos -- Universe or Multiverse?
[yt] Hard as it is to swallow, cutting-edge theories are suggesting that our universe may not be the only universe. Instead, it may be just one of an infinite number of universes that make up the...
View ArticleChris Hedges on Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt
Journalist Chris Hedges and graphic artist Joe Sacco traveled to the most depressed pockets of the United States to combine narrative nonfiction with graphic art in their book Days of Destruction, Days...
View ArticleAlain de Botton on Status Anxiety
Alain de Botton discusses his book Status Anxiety which examines our fears over what others think about us and about how we are judged to be either a success or failure.
View ArticleThe Fabric of the Cosmos -- Universe or Multiverse?
[yt] Hard as it is to swallow, cutting-edge theories are suggesting that our universe may not be the only universe. Instead, it may be just one of an infinite number of universes that make up the...
View ArticleHaruki Murakami: In Search of this Elusive Writer
Haruki Murakami holds the titles of both the most popular novelist in Japan and the most popular Japanese novelist in the wider world. After publishing Norwegian Wood in 1987, a book often called “the...
View ArticleGame of Thrones: Tyrion's Speech [alternate ending]
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