Raymond Kurzweil – What is the Nature of Personal Identity?
Look at an old photo. Then look in the mirror. Those two images are of the same person, right? How so? They don’t look the same. Their memories are different. And virtually every atom in their bodies is different. We feel unity across time, but is this solidified sense of self an illusion? If not […]
Leonard Susskind – Must the Universe Contain Consciousness?
Our universe seems fine-tuned for life, with the constants of physical laws having to be within tight boundaries. Does this mean that the #universe has a goal of #consciousness? Is there a directedness of the universe toward consciousness? Is consciousness entirely contingent or is it something special, even a ultimate object of universal development?
Will Wormholes Allow Fast Interstellar Travel?
From Stargate to Interstellar, wormholes are our favorite method for traveling across fictional universes. But they are also a very serious field of study for some of our greatest minds over the last century. So what’s the holdup? When do we get to wormhole ourselves out of here?
Do Black Holes Create New Universes?
What if every single black hole that formed in our universe sparked the big bang of a new universe? Cosmological natural selection proposes exactly this – but even better, it claims to be able to test the hypothesis.
China Just Launched Its Digital Yuan, Could This Be the End of Cash?
China has officially started rolling out its new digital currency, and it’s got us thinking a lot about cash. More specifically, is a cashless society the new reality?
This Speech Will Change Your Life | Carl Sagan
From this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of any particular interest. But for us, it’s different. Consider again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate […]
Here’s Why Scientists Are Still Arguing About How Much the Universe Weighs
How much does the universe weigh? As it turns out, this question does not have an easy answer.
Joe Rogan on Ancient Aliens
Taken from Joe Rogan Experience #1124: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vka2Z…
Graham Hancock’s Theory about Ancient Civilizations | Joe Rogan
Taken from Joe Rogan Experience #1284 w/Graham Hancock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxmw9..
Joe Rogan | Octopuses as smart as monkeys
Joe Rogan is on the JRE podcast talking about the intelligence of octopuses.SHOW MORE
Joe Rogan and William von Hippel on the Strangeness of the Octopus
Taken from Joe Rogan Experience #1201: https://youtu.be/7Dtv8ibI1vk
Octopuses Are Ridiculously Smart
Octopuses are smart! They play with toys, pull off daring escapes, and are masters of disguise. But they’re also smart in a lot of ways that the human mind probably can’t comprehend. For example, they basically have independent brains in their arms! Press play to learn way more! Hosted by: Hank Green
Sir Roger Penrose: Are Animals Conscious Like We Are?
Taken from JRE #1216: https://youtu.be/GEw0ePZUMHA
Brian Greene Explains The Most Powerful Explosions In The Universe
Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene explains supernovas and demonstrates how a star like ours eventually dies. Oh, and he breaks a world record, too.