Join us for an overview of Virginia Woolf’s life and influences. We’ll show you how the events of Woolf’s life and the world of early 20th century Britain shaped her ideas in Mrs Dalloway. As one of the most influential composers of...

Illusions can be fun – that’s why magicians are so fascinating! But the Other Mother weaponises illusions to trap Coraline in her strange world. Can Coraline see through them in time? And how do illusions help us see our realities more...

Did you know that the name ‘Coraline’ originally started as a typo? Once her name appeared on the screen, Neil Gaiman had to find out what happened to her! And did you know that P. Craig Russell is an award-winning comics artist,...

A short summary of the big three Greek philosophers.

Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and a recent Lecturer in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in...

In which John and Hank get Deepfake mustaches, which makes John think about the history of forged, shopped, cropped, and airbrushed images. Can humans learn not to trust their senses? Or are we doomed to be duped by images even when we...

I think one of the difficult thing with how the world exists right now is that we're asked to care about, like, everything. I cannot care about everything and I SHOULD NOT care about everything, because if I do care about everything, I...

When the National Socialist German Workers’ Party assumed control of Germany, it immediately set out to spread its influence into every aspect of German society. And the lives of German children were no exception. And what better way to...

How to get the real length knowing length in picture

Although settlements on the American frontier existed for hundreds of years prior to the Civil War, when historians talk about life in the Old West, they are generally referring to the period between 1865 and 1890. Outlaw activity in the...

Continuing our examination of the Presocratic Greek philosophers, we examine some early formulations of mathematics, atomism, and logic. This will include figures from the Eleatic school, including Zeno and his famous paradoxes, and then...

Given certain parameters, how would you solve this problem?<br/>
Potential Energy And Energy Conservation, Part 3

What is art? How do we define art? In this episode, we explore some of the many ways that artists and writers and thinkers have defined and understood this thing we call art.

Movie mistakes are an inherent part of any movie - it’s almost impossible to make movies without taking certain “creative liberties” to enrich and supplement the plot. In this video, we’ll take a look at some common movie myths...

Reading is just as important in science as any other subject of study. This skill-based program explores reading in the context of science. Special emphasis is placed on reading informational text and vocabulary development as outlined...

VR (virtual reality) headsets are topping wishlists of kids and young children all over the world. With several VR headsets coming with age restrictions, is this new technology really safe for young children? Well, there is no consensus...

Resistance isn't always visible, but when we can see it in art, what does it look like? Step back through global art history and look at Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People, Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace, Henry Oscar One Bull’s...

Given certain parameters, how would you solve the second part of this problem?<br/>
Potential Energy And Energy Conservation, Part 5

Given certain parameters, how would you solve the first part of this problem?<br/>
Potential Energy And Energy Conservation, Part 4

Andy Warhol and the Mimetic Theory of Art

Describes the risk of not communicating your sustainability strategy and efforts and how to create an effective marketing message

Born-Lande Equation: The Born Exponent

From Newton's laws to E=mc2, we think we have uncovered the secrets of the universe. But some claim these laws evolve and others point to their human and cultural origins. Might eternal natural laws be human hubris? Or is the mind of God...

By Marshall Auerback



The philosopher Karl Popper argued that we cannot know empirical truths with absolute c

ertainty.

According to Popper, even scientific laws can't be verified beyond a shadow of a doubt....