Eudaimonia
Consciousness
idea
Why your consciousness depends on the low-entropy early Universe
by Jonathan Simon
Bioethics
idea
Some medical devices don’t mean to be racist, but they are
by Vanessa Carbonell & Shen-yi Liao
Thinking and intelligence
guide
How to think clearly
By learning to question and clarify your thoughts, you’ll improve your self-knowledge and become a better communicator
by Tom Chatfield
Food and drink
film
A dance of light and pasta-making in Tuscany forms a sensuous feast
10 mins
Knowledge and reason
idea
Dare to speak your mind and together we flourish
by Hrishikesh Joshi
Pleasures and pastimes
idea
Feel free to stop striving: learn to relish being an amateur
by Xenia Hanusiak
Thinkers and theories
guide
How to deconstruct the world
Don’t believe everything you hear, read and watch. To puncture received ideas about culture, start thinking like Jacques Derrida
by Peter Salmon
Childhood and adolescence
film
No flock of sheep nor arranged marriage will temper Asho’s Hollywood dreams
30 mins
Knowledge and reason
idea
My words have meaning, your parrot’s do not. Wittgenstein explains
by Stephen Law
Neuroscience
idea
The fascinating science of pleasure goes way beyond dopamine
by Dean Burnett
Virtues and vices
guide
How to be excellent
Plato and Aristotle can help you resist conventional worldly success, direct your energy and find your own highest calling
by Benjamin Studebaker
History of ideas
film
An audiovisual odyssey into the heavens of astronomy and myth
26 mins