Can You Start a Fire with a Sandwich Bag?
AdultsCreativityLifeNature...Did you know you can start a fire with a ziploc bag, a bit of water, and the power of the sun? Here's how to do it step-by-step.
Is life a video game? | Elon Musk | Code Conference 2016
AdultsGamingLifePsychology...Is our life a simulation? Elon Musk has thought about this a lot.
A simple way to break a bad habit | Judson Brewer
AdultsLifePsychologyAddiction...Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them? Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction - from smoking to overeating to all those other things we do even though we know they're bad for us. Learn more about the mechanism of habit development and discover a simple but profound tactic that might help you beat your next urge to smoke, snack or check a text while driving.
57 Years Apart
AdultsLifePsychologyRelationshipsPrecocious 7-Year-Old And Witty 64-Year-Old Talk About Aging
How do you know you exist?
AdultsLifePhilosophyArtHow do you know you're real? Is existence all just a big dream? Has some mad scientist duped us into simply believing that we exist? James Zucker investigates all of these questions (and more) in this mind-boggling tribute to Rene Descartes's "Meditations on First Philosophy."
What makes a hero?
AdultsLifePhilosophyPsychologyWhat trials unite not only Harry Potter or Frodo Baggins but many of literature's most interesting heroes? And what do ordinary people have in common with these literary heroes? Matthew Winkler takes us step-by-step through the crucial events that make or break a hero.