So, when was the last time you thought about blood? It's one of those things, I suppose, that we don't pay attention to unless something goes wrong. Here is a short recent video by BBC Ideas on The curious world of blood. Enjoy! Keeping up the "Spreading the Word" tradition, every weekend, I hope to … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Interesting Facts About Blood
Spreading the Word: Effects of Reading
Today I share with you an interesting short video by BBC Ideas on how reading affects us. The video covers both on-screen and physical book reading, offers some insightful data, and, finally, ends with an important takeaway message about our potential future depending in part on our reading habits. Enjoy! Link to the video: What … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Effects of Reading
Spreading the Word: How to Live in Absurdity?
Sometimes we need a little reassurance amid all the chaos. Here is a video with a selection of quotes from the French philosopher Albert Camus. An expert on the absurdity of life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22cV7MvC2_k Keeping up the "Spreading the Word" tradition, every weekend, I hope to share with you an article I've read or a video … Continue reading Spreading the Word: How to Live in Absurdity?
Spreading the Word: What is Happiness?
Happiness is such a widespread, common, almost worn word that we hardly ever stop to think - what does it actually mean? We all feel that it is important to us, at least on some level. After all, it seems strange to imagine someone who actively pursues unhappiness. Yet, happiness is not a simple idea. … Continue reading Spreading the Word: What is Happiness?
Spreading the Word: Midlife Crisis
For this weekend, I share with you a lecture by Professor Mark Jackson on midlife crisis. It is an interesting take on this now so broadly used concept. In the lecture, Prof Jackson looks into the roots of the idea and discovers that they are interwoven with both biology and culture. Link to the video: … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Midlife Crisis
Spreading the Word: Taoist Documentary
For this weekend, I share with a documentary about Taoism. Get comfortable, reserve this time for yourself and enjoy the insights from the art of effortless living. Link to the video: Taoist Documentary. Keeping up the "Spreading the Word" tradition, every weekend, I hope to share with you an article I've read or a video … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Taoist Documentary
Spreading the Word: J.R.R. Tolkien Quotes
It is a short video share today. Just under 10 minutes but what a calming and inspiring influence they have. Quotes from J.R.R. Tolkien. Enjoy! Link to the video: Tolkien Quotes. Keeping up the "Spreading the Word" tradition, every Friday, I hope to share with you an article I've read or a video I've seen … Continue reading Spreading the Word: J.R.R. Tolkien Quotes
Spreading the Word: Facing Ourselves
Today, I share with you a touching, relatable, and strangely compassionate little story captured in a short 7-minute animation film by the UK filmmaker Sam Gainsborough. It is called 'Facing it' and shows us what it would be like, if all our emotional experiences were clearly available to us (and others), visible on our faces. … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Facing Ourselves
Spreading the Word: Philosophy of Language and Communication
This Friday I share with you a video on the relationship between language and communication. In it, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Karen Lewis explores what is considered to be the most philosophically influential theory on the question of how what we mean is related to what we say - H.P. Grice’s theory of pragmatics. I … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Philosophy of Language and Communication
Spreading the Word: Free Will Anyone?
This Friday I share with you a short video on free will. In it, this complex topic is explored from a scientific and, ultimately, philosophical perspective. I wonder, do we all even mean the same thing when referring to free will? Could free will be a concept we use to describe an evolutionary adaptation that … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Free Will Anyone?
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