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An essential part of our existence as humans is examining the very foundations of that existence. How do you know you’re real? What is love? Does time even exist? This series seeks to explore some of our most enduring philosophical and ethical questions about life. Cue the existential dread!
6:10Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? - Maryam AlimardaniSep 25, 2017
4:33Plato’s Allegory of the Cave - Alex GendlerMar 17, 2015
5:30The philosophy of Stoicism - Massimo PigliucciJun 19, 2017
5:45Why do we love? A philosophical inquiry - Skye C. ClearyFeb 11, 2016
4:58Zen kōans: Unsolvable enigmas designed to break your brain - Puqun LiAug 16, 2018
3:03How do you know you exist? - James ZuckerAug 14, 2014
4:49Plato’s best (and worst) ideas - WisecrackOct 25, 2016
4:52Mary's Room: A philosophical thought experiment - Eleanor NelsenJan 24, 2017
4:56Would you sacrifice one person to save five? - Eleanor NelsenJan 12, 2017
4:59Who am I? A philosophical inquiry - Amy AdkinsAug 11, 2015
4:10Would you opt for a life with no pain? - Hayley Levitt and Bethany RickwaldNov 17, 2015
5:00What is love? - Brad TroegerSep 9, 2013
5:29A brief history of melancholy - Courtney StephensOct 2, 2014
4:19What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it? - Elizabeth CoxAug 28, 2018
4:43The Turing test: Can a computer pass for a human? - Alex GendlerApr 25, 2016
4:40How can you change someone's mind? (hint: facts aren't always enough) - Hugo MercierJul 26, 2018
4:40What Aristotle and Joshua Bell can teach us about persuasion - Conor NeillJan 14, 2013
5:27Can robots be creative? - Gil WeinbergMar 19, 2015
5:16Does time exist? - Andrew Zimmerman JonesOct 23, 2018
5:06How close are we to uploading our minds? - Michael S.A. GrazianoOct 28, 2019
6:13Is life meaningless? And other absurd questions - Nina MedvinskayaSep 21, 2020
5:08What is “normal” and what is “different”? - Yana Buhrer TavanierFeb 8, 2022
4:47Ethical dilemma: Who should you believe? - Alex WorsnipApr 12, 2022
5:24The 4 greatest threats to the survival of humanityJul 19, 2022
5:40The Boltzmann brain paradox - Fabio PacucciAug 23, 2022
6:50Is inequality inevitable?Oct 11, 2022
5:20Is AI the most important technology of the century?Apr 4, 2023
5:20Ethical dilemma: What makes life worth living? - Douglas MacLeanOct 3, 2023
6:00How to know if you're selfish (and whether or not that's bad) - Mark HopwoodJan 23, 2024
5:22How to prevent political corruption - Stephanie Honchell SmithApr 11, 2024
5:55Picture a perfect society. What does it look like? - Joseph LaceyApr 18, 2024
5:20Does math have a major flaw? - Jacqueline Doan and Alex KazachekApr 23, 2024
5:39You'll travel 1 trillion kilometers through space - Fabio Pacucci and Lindsay DeMarchiOct 1, 2024
4:49When should you break a promise? - Sarah Stroud and Michael VazquezMay 22, 2025
6:12Scientists still don't know the answer to this infamous question - Charles Wallace & Dan KwartlerDec 9, 2025