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Thought experiments are “what if” scenarios that invite us to look carefully at how we think and view the world. They’ve been used throughout history by philosophers and other thinkers to explore our intuitions and ways of reasoning, to find solutions to problems, and to expand our knowledge of ourselves and the world. In these 24 eye-opening lectures, Professor Breyer takes you deeply into the historical tradition of thought experiments, shining a light on both the purpose and the outcomes of these compelling mental voyages.

What if your memories haunted strangers? What if a city flowed like a river, drowning dissent? Welcome to The Thought Experiment, where Thinker weaves dark, speculative tales that unravel tech’s grip on the soul. Each episode, a new world—surreal, haunting, and steeped in philosophy—probes questions of Zen presence, Taoist flow, and Stoic resilience, with twists that linger like shadows. From a memory-erasing device gone wrong to an AI enforcing fatal calm, these stories challenge what it means to be human in a tech-drenched age. Joined by Boggs, a cat whose purrs hint at secrets, ...

James MacGregor Burns’s stunning trilogy of American history, spanning the birth of the Constitution to the final days of the Cold War. In these three volumes, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James MacGregor Burns chronicles with depth and narrative panache the most significant cultural, economic, and political events of American history.

The Thought Experiment is a conversational podcast which dives into neuroscience, philosophy, computer science, and related fields. Co-hosts David Spitz and Amelia Orwant follow their curiosity as a rule. They ask questions about how and why we think the way we do, drawing from their perspectives as undergraduates studying these topics.

An exploration of self discovery, mindset, and the art of living a meaningful life. Hosted by Greta Hotmer, a musician, martial artist, herbalist, and lifelong creative, this podcast follows the winding path of what it means to grow, heal, and stay devoted to the person you’re becoming.Each episode blends grounded conversations with personal stories, emotional wellness, spiritual curiosity, and the kind of real-life tools that help you reconnect with your inner world. From mindfulness and mental health to resilience, creativity, and the mind-body connection, these are talks that invite you ...

In this new kind of introduction to ethical theory, Daniel Muñoz and Sarah Stroud present fifty of the field's most exciting puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments. Over the course of eleven chapters, the authors cover a huge variety of topics, starting with the classic debate between utilitarians and deontologists and ending on existential questions about the future of humanity.

When a friend offered author Corin Grillo a session of angel healing, Grillo was doubtful. But she was also a burnt-out psychotherapist, depressed and threatened with foreclosure. Grillo walked out of that initial reading with renewed energy and a rare-to-her sense of calm, peace, and hope. She soon learned that angels were powerful warriors ready and waiting, 24/7, to hear from us. Grillo discovered the ways that indigenous peoples and the faithful of all major world religions have called on benevolent beings, sent from God/Source/Creator, to aid humans.

Oh, hi! Thank you for stopping by. Ab aa he gaye ho toh jaan bhi lo yahan kya chal raha hai. Asaan bhasha mein mazak chal raha hai, serious bhasha mein ‘Satire’. Ye podcast, basically, humari everyday life ki absurdities par ek satirical take hai. Life ki choti-choti baaten jinke baare mein shayad koi nahin sochta, unke baare mein hum sochte hain aur unpar thought experiments karte hain. And just a heads up, ye podcast jhoothi ghatnaaon par adharit hai. Toh enjoy karo, aur kisi bhi cheez ko seriously na lo... …except this random fact: It’s illegal to own just one guinea pig in ...

Did you know that it’s believed Galileo was scolded by the Roman Inquisition for sassing his mom? That Isaac Newton loved to examine soap bubbles? That Albert Einstein loved to collect joke books, and that geneticist Barbara McClintock wore a Groucho Marx disguise in public? With juicy tidbits about everything from favorite foods to first loves, the subjects of Kathleen Krull and Kathryn Hewitt’s Lives of the Scientists: Experiments, Explosions (and What the Neighbors Thought) are revealed as creative, bold, sometimes eccentric - and anything but dull.

The Changed Life was originally intended to be given as a spoken address by the renowned 19-century Scottish evangelist Henry Drummond.