FOREIGN FILM SHORT: 2 + 2 = 5
What happens when truth and power collide?
Can power destroy truth?
Does power have the force to destroy truth when they are at odds with each other?
Nominated as Best Short Film, Bafta Film Awards. Farsi with English & Polish subtitles.
ANIMATION: A young man named Carl is faced with a decision that will change his life completely. With all options equally good, bad, and unclear, he’s faced with the impossible task and responsibility of inventing himself. Learn an important insight into what turns a hard decision into a great one.
What is really real? What do you think is real? Pondering the difference may be philosophy’s most daunting pursuit. How could you ever know the difference? Fortunately, our world provides some helpful guides for this journey. Join Hank’s “Crash Course” in exploring Plato’s “Myth of the Cave” and other sources of insight.
Friedrich Nietzsche You will be training your powers so you can reach higher tomorrow.
Everyone wants to know ‘truth. From atheists to saints, people ponder, what is truth, its meaning, its theories? We argue about truth and fight about it. But what are some of the ideas behind “truth” itself? Featuring interviews with intellectuals Simon Blackburn, Raymond Tallis, John Hawthorne, John Hick, and Michael Shermer.
Psychology professor Jordan B. Peterson proposes a simple set of tests to find out who really is your friend.
Myths: Despite potential danger, myths about drinking persist, which—for some—can prove fatal. Scientific studies supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism provide important information. Learn to challenge widespread, yet incorrect, beliefs about how quickly alcohol affects the body and how long the effects of drinking last.
Deciding “I’m not going to eat dessert” is much harder than it should be. But if your rule is, “I don’t eat dessert” that temptation is no longer there. Learn more about the power of self-rule with good habits.
A true opportunity to reverse the pending obesity, cardiac and diabetes-induced epidemic of disease and death.
Fake news can sway elections, tank economies and sow discord in everyday life. Data scientist Sinan Aral demystifies how and why it spreads so quickly — citing one of the largest studies on misinformation — and identifies five strategies to help us unweave the tangled web between true and false.
There is a subtle lesson in Pharaoh’s “Dream of 7 Cows” for which he deserves much credit, yet isn’t often granted. We tend to derive
SHORT DRAMA: Jack visits his father in prison. There, he discovers new perspectives on his Dad, the resonant relationship they share and where it could go in the future.
A redemptive mistake is a mistake that teaches and improves a person trying something new. By going where you haven’t been, despite the fresh mistakes you may make, you learn & move forward. See how.
18 diet studies showed the Mediterranean Diet improved cognition and fought Alzheimer’s in countries around the world. No matter what your age, see why the Mediterranean Diet can help keep your brain healthy.
WHO KNEW? While few people intentionally purchase products involving enslavement and exploitation of workers, the harsh reality is our global supply chain relies on 40.3 million victims trapped in slavery.
VIDEO+TRANSCRIPT: What are the best food sources of lutein, the primary carotenoid antioxidant in the brain?
SHORT COMEDY: One determined math teacher takes on post-truth America.
Why may those who consume meat have up to three times the risk of developing dementia compared with vegetarians? AGEs may be one explanation.
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