Events And Meaning https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May16_Post.mp4 A very common idea, found in plenty of religions and philosophies is the idea of meaning. Here we are inside our brains. We interact with the world and get a result. Then we have an emotional response, good or bad. Because this happens so quickly, we assume […]
Your Massive Inheritance
Invent And Replicate https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr11_Post.mp4 Once, a long time ago, I was hanging out in this laboratory. A place I worked right after college. An engineer and myself were doing an experiment. We were using something called “protamine.” This was to counter the effects of heparin. Heparin is the natural anticoagulant […]
Custom Built Heroes
Unlimited Supply https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr09_Post.mp4 The entertainment industry is a kajillion dollar a year industry. Movies, books, TV shows, music, etc. These are sometimes purely “escapism.” You watch a movie that has no bearing on reality whatsoever. But at least for a couple hours, you can forget about life. This is why […]
Unlock Your Ancient Super Powers
Intelligent Design? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr08_Post.mp4 Whoever made us humans put a lot of thought into it. God, aliens, biologically driven natural selection, whoever or whatever. They knew what we were doing. One thing that we have that no other living creatures has is language. Sure, plenty of other animals can transmit basic information […]
Wake Up Your Learning Instinct
Modern Trainwreck https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr07_Post.mp4 One idea of modern education is that it is a training system. Or a teaching system. Sure, if you asked all the people involved, that’s what they’d say. But in reality, it was “modeled” after a system that was similar, but not meant for teaching. More for sorting. […]
F-Bomb Origin Story
F-Bomb Origin Story Don’t Say That! https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr06_Post.mp4 Most adults know to monitor their own speech when kids are around. If you accidentally drop and F-bomb, the kids will pick it up. If you are visiting a friend that has kids, you might have heard them say: “Don’t teach them any bad habits.” […]
Your 50% Personality Flexibility
Your Best Self https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr05_Post.mp4 What makes up who you are? On a day to day level, nobody really knows. We have a kind of short term memory of how we WERE. And a kind of short term expectation of how we will BE. And so long as you’ve got a lot […]
The Most Coveted Human Instinct
The More Things Change https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar10_Post.mp4 One of our best features as humans is something called a collective memory. Many animals can learn. One common things many “wild” animals learn is a simple equivalency. Humans = Free Food They see humans, and if they’ve learned this, the start to carefully move close. […]
Language Flow State
Unconscious Love https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar08_Post.mp4 The flow state is a very interesting psychological state. One that sports psychologists have been keenly interested in. One idea is that it represents the top of the Maslow hierarchy. The temporary yet blissful state of “self actualization.” It kind of make sense from a biological, mind-body perspective. […]
Temporary Complete Knowledge
Magic Bookstore Once there was a bookstore. A very special bookstore. A magic bookstore. Very hard to find. Very easy to forget. But if you did manage. To find this bookstore. And be allowed into this bookstore. Which wasn’t easy. You would be taught. Listen […]
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