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Delve into the exciting field of “epistemology”, the philosophical term for our inquiry into knowledge: what it is, the ways we acquire it, and how we justify our beliefs as knowledge. Taught by acclaimed Professor Joseph H. Shieber of Lafayette College, these 24 mind-bending lectures take you from ancient philosophers to contemporary neurobiologists, and from wide-ranging social networks to the deepest recesses of your own brain.

Brought to you by Penguin. In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past, and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge we have learned how much we have yet to learn: the science we have, for example, addresses just 5% of the...

The mind-virus behind human self-destruction has a name: wetiko. See it clearly, and it starts to lose power. You see it everywhere: smart people making destructive choices. Companies poisoning their own customers. Nations pouring trillions into war while their people suffer. Social media built...

The history of planet Earth is not what we have been told throughout the centuries; far from it. From our true origins and evolution, to occult secrets hidden from the masses since time immemorial, the ruling elite have controlled the written accounts of world history from a perspective of knowledge is power, controlling what we learn and perceive as the truth. Explore the shocking research and evidence that reveals what they don't want you to know.

Pyramids can be found in the Middle East, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the North American continent. How were they constructed, and what was their purpose? If man built the pyramids on his own, then we would expect there would be an enormous effort to record such an achievement. However, no culture that had pyramids has any clue how they were built. Apparently they did not have the means, knowledge, or technology to do so.