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5½ Timeless Commencement Speeches to Teach You to Define Your Own Success
5½ Timeless Commencement Speeches to Teach You to Define Your Own Success

The great and terrible truth of clichés, why success is a dangerous bedfellow, and how disappointment paves the way for originality.

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A Story for Tomorrow: A Cinematic Meditation on the Human Condition
A Story for Tomorrow: A Cinematic Meditation on the Human Condition

“Did you enjoy your story?”

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Philosopher John Searle Defines Consciousness
Philosopher John Searle Defines Consciousness

‘Consciousness is real and irreducible — you can’t get rid of it.’

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Seuss-isms: Wise and Witty Prescriptions for Living from the Good Doctor
Seuss-isms: Wise and Witty Prescriptions for Living from the Good Doctor

“Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!”

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The Philosophy of Alice in Wonderland
The Philosophy of Alice in Wonderland

Cultivating the capacity to believe six impossible things before breakfast.

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The Dalai Lama on Science and Technology
The Dalai Lama on Science and Technology

Pain, pleasure, and what sets man apart from machine.

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When Einstein Met Tagore: A Remarkable Meeting of Minds on the Edge of Science and Spirituality
When Einstein Met Tagore: A Remarkable Meeting of Minds on the Edge of Science and Spirituality

Collision and convergence in Truth and Beauty.

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The Rainbow as a Metaphor for Understanding Consciousness
The Rainbow as a Metaphor for Understanding Consciousness

‘The viewer doesn’t see the world; he is part of a world process.’

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What is Philosophy? An Omnibus of Definitions from Prominent Philosophers
What is Philosophy? An Omnibus of Definitions from Prominent Philosophers

“Philosophy is 99 per cent about critical reflection on anything you care to be interested in.”

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Heinz Dilemma: A Hand-Drawn Interactive Animation to Test Your Moral Development
Heinz Dilemma: A Hand-Drawn Interactive Animation to Test Your Moral Development

Would you steal to save a loved one’s life, and how would you justify doing or not doing it?

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