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Two people are holding hands; one person wears a dark sleeve, the other wears a blue sleeve with a green garment. The setting appears to be indoors with a red chair in the background.
7 min
Aristotle thought that a friend you love is considered your ‘second-self’, someone whose pain feels like your own. Philosopher Meghan Sullivan asks, what happens when you extend that kind of love to strangers?
A human cell and the Earth are shown side by side in outer space against a starry background.
1 min
“It's a remarkable series of events that were required for us to be here, and that so many things could have happened in a different way that we wouldn't be here at all, both individually, and as a species.”
The U.S. Capitol building is shown with large red tape strips crossed over it against a blue sky, symbolizing restriction or a government shutdown.
8 min
"I'd prefer to think about a different axis, which is, should government be more or less effective? Should government work faster or slower?"
Marble bust of a bearded man with eyes closed and mouth covered by a strip of black tape, set against a black background.
20 min
“Even if there are beliefs that we hold that are true, if we prevent people challenging those beliefs, we will lose our understanding of why they're true.”
A woman sits on a chair against a white backdrop, with yellow graphics of brain wave patterns in the background.
1 min
“We know that as little as 10 minutes of walking can improve your mood, getting that bubble bath with the dopamine, serotonin, endorphins going. Anybody can do that.”
An astronaut in a spacesuit stands facing a large red planet or celestial body with a glowing edge against a black background.
19 min
“We are beginning to take our first steps out into the cosmic ocean… and the water seems inviting.”
A glowing white tunnel with a red grid pattern is shown, with the words "QUANTUM ROOTS" in bold text and a BT logo in the lower left corner.
1 min
“We don't have enough knowledge to precisely calculate what is going to happen, and so we assign probabilities to it, which reflects our ignorance of the situation.”