Articles: Can Meditation Make You a More Compassionate Person?

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Video: Jacque Fresco on Larry King

Jacque Fresco is an inspirational man. He is very well spoken, and his words and ideas are very clear. To me, he is the definition of a natural leader, and how I wish every politician or person with power shares views like those of Mr. Fresco. The world would be a better place. “I believe they [people] can change quickly if the information is presented to them clearly.” I recommend watching this interview, especially if you are pursuing architecture and engineering or have an interest in these fields. For more information on Fresco’s designs click here.

Video: Richard Dawkins and Ricky Gervais on Religion

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The Billboard: Richard Feynman

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Video: Daniel Dennett – Free Will, Determinism and Evolution

Beautiful lecture by the scientific philosopher Daniel Dennett, simplifying the magical myth we associate with free will. One of his slides include three key elements to his speech.

  • Evolutionary theory, not physics, is the key to understanding the phenomenon of freedom.
  • It explains how we can be free, when our parts aren’t free.
  • It explains why people get so anxious. Freedom does evolve, and it could go extinct, if we aren’t careful.

I think free thought is how freedom evolves. Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/jrCZYDm5D8M

Video: Neil deGrasse Tyson and Richard Dawkins – The Poetry of Science

Video: The Universe – Brian Cox Lecture

You can’t speak about the universe and not mention Richard Feynman and Albert Einstein.  These two great men discovered two main principles in physics. Einstein dedicated his life to understand the world of the very big, general relativity and Feynman focused on the world of the very small, quantum physics. In this lecture, Brian Cox beautifully describes the role of scientific thinking and how these two men changed the way we think about the universe up until this day. Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/8fbUiNQ0Buk

Articles: David Attenborough – A Life Measured in Heartbeats

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The Billboard: Carl Sagan

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Articles: Why Are Human Brains So Big?

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Articles: The Science of Sleep – You Snooze You Lose?

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Video: The Story of Inheritance – Dara O Briain’s Science Club – BBC Two

This is a fun and short video explaining the story of genetics. I especially recommend this video for kids who ask the awkward question ” Mammy how do we make babies?”

Video: Richard Feynman – Take the world from another point of view (1/4)

Feynman describes his philosophy and definition of scientific thinking.  He encourages us to question, doubt and look at things from a different point view. “There is no harm in doubt and skepticism, for it is through these that new discoveries are made.”

Great man, great mind.

Articles: What is consciousness? A scientist’s perspective

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Research: 23andme.com

The human genome has been mapped and it contains billions of codes about our origins, ancestry, and the human body. Simply by providing a saliva sample, completing surveys, and sending it all by mail, 23 and me will provide all the above information after processing your DNA.
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Video: Sam Harris on “Free Will”

“The illusion of free will is as certain as a fact as the truth of evolution, in my mind” Sam Harris discuss the sensitive subject of free will. This is a visual explanatory of his book

Video: God, The Universe and Everything Else (Arabic Subtitled)

This is a 1988 classic interview between three influential pioneers of space. Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking and Arthur C. Clarke.  An astronomer, a theoretical physicist and a science fiction author and filmmaker. Discussing black holes, the big bang theory and mankind.

http://youtu.be/0qpcKPvufcc

Articles: Women In 50s Have Most Empathy

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Articles: The Neuroscience of Race – Is Racism Inbuilt?

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