Duration 5 mins 47 seconds. The late Robert Anton Wilson has an interesting take on explaining quantum physics. There seem to be a number of his talks spliced together and he speaks eloquently on the... continue reading

posted by Deano 1 decade 6 years 2 months 1 week ago • 10,038 views

personally, i always thought of the Professor and Magneto as more an analogy of MLK and Malcolm X. but this was good, too. i call dibs on Beast.

posted by my15minutes 1 decade 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 2,340 views

The Bishop of Oxford - Richard Douglas Harries - and Richard Dawkins have collaborated on several occasions to promote the proper teaching of science in UK classrooms. This is the full unedited interview,... continue reading

posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 5 months ago • 203 views

A hard-hitting 47-minute documentary on what money is, how it came into existence, and how it works in the world today. Definitely not boring!

posted by arvana 1 decade 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 5,548 views

The guy who invented the (in)famous "chinese room"-thought experiment talks about his views on consciousness and artificial intelligence. (Lecture at the Almaden Institute Conference on Cognitive Computing) ... continue reading

posted by Buttermaker 1 decade 7 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 2,312 views

A nicer side of Richard Dawkins

posted by jwray 1 decade 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,039 views

The only Russell clip I have been able to find on the web...

posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 5 months ago • 2,962 views

A scene from Derek Jarman's film 'Wittgenstein' (1989) in which Wittgenstein discusses the nature of language and the thought behind a sentence like "This is a very pleasant pineapple."

posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 5 months ago • 2,414 views

William Crawley meets... the controversial Australian philosopher Peter Singer who talks about animal rights, euthanasia, infanticide, abortion, bestiality, and paedophilia. You can watch the rest here:... continue reading

posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 2,687 views

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 - August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher. His writing included critiques of religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy, and science, using a distinctive... continue reading

posted by bl968 1 decade 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 2,710 views

In a direct rebuttal to Pastor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose-Driven Life, Tufts philosophy professor Dan Dennet presents the idea of religion as a natural phenomenon -- one that has evolved over millennia... continue reading

posted by jimnms 1 decade 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 3,664 views • 25:30

Ayn Rand - Mike Wallace Interview 1959 part 1 Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wsr768hdk4 Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5poUSQ4L8pY

posted by HistNerd 1 decade 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 3,059 views

Leo Strauss (wiki) and Sayyid Qutb (wiki) This clip is from the Power of Nightmares (Full Doc) and this part of the Wiki description. "In the 1950s Sayyid Qutb, an Egyptian civil servant turned revolutionary,... continue reading

posted by Fedquip 1 decade 7 years 7 months ago • 1,425 views

Ram Dass in the early days, being interviewed about the effects of LSD. Ram Dass spent a lot of time in India after he started using LSD, and at the time of the interview, he seems to have embraced Eastern... continue reading

posted by persephone 1 decade 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 2,349 views