Thomas Aquinas said: "I fear the man of a single book" and Augustine said: "the world is a book, those who do not travel read only one page". Chimamanda Adichie has an important message - do everything you can to reject the "single story".

Marijuana and Methamphetamine go head to head on debate show.

Some animals we hunt. Some animals we keep as pets. They are the lucky.

LSDs inventor Albert Hofmann called it "medicine for the soul." The Beatles wrote songs about it. Secret military mind control experiments exploited its hallucinogenic powers. Outlawed in 1966, LSD became... more inside

Is the Catholic church a force for good in the world? "It stands up for the oppressed and offers spiritual succour to billions say the Church's supporters. But what about the Church's teachings on... more inside

Now that the season's about to begin again, I thought this might be an apt reminder to us all.

Smashing arrangement of the third movement of Philip Glass's Symphony #3 for (and by) Cello Octet Amsterdam. Rich and autumnal, with a beautiful melody. Really shows off the range of the instruments well. Filmed live in performance in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, September 2009.

Informative and funny video about Rene Descartes

Just saw this for the first time tonight. It's a hilarious bit/game where you try to follow behind someone as close and as long as you can. The game begins at 1:55 if you want to skip the talking.

Little did they know...

A wonderful early 60s production on Ray Bradbury Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDafQYzPWWI Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltfrJ8ZFC0o

Richard Dawkins interviews Philosopher Peter Singer for "The Genius of Charles Darwin", the Channel 4 UK TV program which won British Broadcasting Awards' "Best Documentary Series" of 2008.

Ricky presents the award for Best Variety, Music or Comedy series from the 2009 Emmy awards.

Early this morning, nearly a million New Yorkers were stunned by the appearance of a "special edition" New York Post blaring headlines that their city could face deadly heat waves, extreme flooding, and... more inside

The recent episode of Penn & Teller's Bullshit! on taxes. The shorter version was killed, so this is the entire episode.

And amazingly thorough explanation of the events leading to the Great Depression.

William S. Burroughs, author of the famous novel 'Naked Lunch,' lived anything but an ordinary life. He was a writer, a painter, and spoken word performer. He was openly gay WAY before it was acceptable.... more inside

Film Description: "Scientists estimate that of 7,000 languages in the world, half will be gone by the end of this century. On average, one language disappears every two weeks. THE LINGUISTS follows David... more inside