MeaningofLife.tv

What if Kant had never been born? | @AryehCW and @DavidOttlinger ponder the role of contingency in the history of philosophy. youtu.be/IkBFyT31Wx4?t=2351

Saving the species by transcending species-typical tendencies | Robert Wright and Josh Summers discuss the importance of overcoming cognitive distortions that are part of human nature. youtu.be/GwgT6KmDVqA?t=2863

The existential stakes of enlightenment | @robertwrighter and @middlewayjosh discuss how mindfulness can help humankind overcome potentially disastrous cognitive biases. youtu.be/JVQmhTjgluU?t=750

James Lindsay climbs aboard the Trump train | @DavidOttlinger and journalist @CathyYoung63 discuss the controversial anti-woke crusader's support for Donald Trump. youtu.be/hzjzz4fztUM?t=5058

Crime and Punishment and Determinism | @robertwrighter and journalist @oliverburkeman ask whether a commitment to determinism would require us to rethink our approach to criminal justice. youtu.be/350GdqsCSB8?t=1307

What do we want from science? | @robertwrighter and @Horganism discuss whether quantum computing can help us understand how quantum mechanics actually works. youtu.be/ACfGmvh-6Mg?t=3393

Looking at pornography (for insights into human evolution) | @robertwrighter and anthropologist @Anthrofuentes debate whether studying porn viewing habits helps us understand the evolution of human sexuality. youtu.be/n1eMGgfNHhg?t=3329

Is free will incompatible with the laws of physics? | @Horganism and physicist Sabine Hossenfelder (@skdh) debate whether a belief in free will requires us to deny some of the fundamental laws of physics. youtu.be/MRj93ZW3yC4?t=1606

Ten tools for embracing your finitude | @robertwrighter and @oliverburkeman, author of the new book Four Thousand Weeks, discuss some workable time management techniques. youtu.be/ell7_yPIeVo?t=3878

The “apologist” smear | @robertwrighter and @middlewayjosh discuss the stigmatization of people who try to understand the behavior of adversaries. youtu.be/QJgrVj2BVX4?t=…

Dissecting Darwin | @robertwrighter and anthropologist @Anthrofuentes, author of a controversial article on The Descent of Man, try to unpack Darwin’s attitudes on race and genocide.youtu.be/hRLlBjNte78?t=1252

Is “information” the key to quantum mechanics? | @Horganism and science writer @philipcball discuss the roles of consciousness and calculation in quantum mechanics. youtu.be/NAf3C0GJW4o?t=2118

Hitting the existential brick wall | Over a slideshow of his work, the artist David Poleski talks to @NikitaSPetrov about a devastating "negative mystical experience" he had in 1974. youtu.be/cQDYIn69ldA?t=15

It's time for a psychological revolution! | In a conversation with @robertwiblin, a leader of the effective altruism movement, @robertwrighter argues that unchecked cognitive biases are pushing the world toward disaster. youtu.be/iBPHIPM0B3w?t=1802

Defying your tribe, mindfully | @robertwrighter and @middlewayjosh ask whether mindfulness can help us overcome the fear of blowback from within our own tribe. youtu.be/oq1QTLCp7_8?t=3014

Do our intentions matter? | @robertwrighter and psychologist @paulbloomatyale discuss why we punish people for unintentional transgressions. youtu.be/3Bd00XpH78g?t=2252

Approaches to ultimate reality | @robertwrighter and @JJT1, author of the new book Circling the Elephant, discuss how different religious traditions try to access divinity. youtu.be/Ab5gVJfeRWc?t=2379

The agnosticism of the novelist | @Horganism talks with novelist and neuroscientist @erikphoel, author of the new novel The Revelations, about how to reconcile science and fiction. youtu.be/sSmu8FtiQOM?t=1741

Reframing the DMT experience | In a conversation with @Horganism, @NikitaSPetrov describes his conflicted relationship with "DMT entities" and how encountering them changed his thoughts on Scientology. youtu.be/7u-hiP8s0wA?t=2510

How meditation can make us better global citizens | @robertwrighter explains how mindfulness could help humanity overcome destructive cognitive biases. youtu.be/e1t5TQ1JQ7M?t=972