Gunpowder
Imagine a microscopic-sized ladder contained in the part of our brain that we'll label our subconscious. The ladder of inference, which was first proposed by Harvard professor Chris Argyris,...
You know, back in the 40s and 50s, the original standard television had a 4 to 3 width to height ratio. That shape was chosen to be a slight rectangle, but still mostly square, thus having the maximal...
Some of the best opportunities to learn are the moments in which we are perplexed. Those moments in which you begin to wonder and question. These moments have happened throughout history. and have led...
Emily Dickinson said over a century ago, that there is no frigate like a book to take us lands away, and it's true. When we pick up a book, turn on the TV, or watch a movie, We're...
(Music) Why do we cringe when we hear "Shakespeare?" If you ask me, it's usually because of his words. All those thines and thous and therefores and wherefore-art-thous can...
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(Music) How many times can you fold a piece of paper? Assume that one had a piece of paper that was very fine, like the kind they typically use to print the Bible. In reality, it seems like a piece of...
This is Zeno of Elea, an ancient Greek philosopher famous for inventing a number of paradoxes, arguments that seem logical, but whose conclusion is absurd or contradictory. For more than 2,000 years,...
(Music) Meet our chemist, Harriet. She has a chemical reaction that needs to occur more quickly. A chemist has some processes at her disposal that can help her speed up her reaction, and she knows of...
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I am going to start with a challenge. I want you to imagine each of these two scenes in as much detail as you can. Scene number one: "They gave us a hearty welcome." Well, who are...
Immortality. In movies, kings are always searching for the secret to immortality. But is immortality really a good thing? To a ten year old boy, one year is the same as 10% of his life. To his forty...
