Crash Course
Mythical Language and Idiom: Crash Course World Mythology #41
It's the end of the world, everybody. Well, it's the end of our mythology series, anyway. This week, we're talking about how mythological themes have made their way into the English language. We're taking on the Herculean task of...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Is life meaningless? And other absurd questions | Nina Medvinskaya
Albert Camus grew up surrounded by violence. His homeland of Algeria was mired in conflict. He lost his father in World War I. Seeing World War II's devastation, Camus grew despondent. What was the meaning behind all this endless...
SciShow
How We Make the Coldest Things in the Universe
If you want to make atoms THIS cold, you can’t just stick them in the freezer…you’ll need to take advantage of quantum mechanics!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler
Sisyphus was both a clever ruler who made his city prosperous, and a devious tyrant who seduced his niece and killed visitors to show off his power. While his violation of the sacred hospitality tradition greatly angered the gods, it was...
Crash Course
What Is a Good Life?: Crash Course Philosophy
In our final episode of Crash Course Philosophy, we consider what it means to live a good life. We’ll look at the myth of Sisyphus, Robert Nozick’s experience machine, Aristotle’s eudaimonistic picture of a good human life, and the...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Humanism, Atheism, and Nihilism: Lesson 1
This lesson discusses non-religious "solutions" to the same problems central to religion: God, faith, despair, death, hope, and meaning, among others. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Humanism, Atheism, and Nihilism."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Humanism, Atheism, and Nihilism: Lesson 3
This lesson discusses non-religious "solutions" to the same problems central to religion: God, faith, despair, death, hope, and meaning, among others. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Humanism, Atheism, and Nihilism."