The quest-a thirst unquenchable..

Quest - a thrust unquestionable..

“You have given me deeper thirsting after life. Surely there is no greater gift to a man than that which turns all his aims into parching lips and all life into a fountain. And in this lies my honour and my reward, – That whenever I come to the fountain to drink I find the living water itself thirsty; it drinks me while I drink it.” – Khalil Gibran

The quest-a thirst unquenchable ..

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An Insider’s View of Medicine-Waking Up with Sam Harris

In this episode of the Waking Up podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Dr. Nina Shapiro about the practice of medicine. They discuss the unique resiliency of children, the importance of second opinions, bad doctors, how medical training has changed in recent years, medical uncertainty, risk perception, vaccine safety,...

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The Future of Humanity: Yuval Noah Harari in Conversation with Thomas L. Friedman(Quest special)

Yuval Noah Harari and Thomas L. Friedman discuss the big issues affecting our collective future, in a free-flowing conversation moderated by Rachel Dry. What are the biggest threats that currently face humanity? Where are the opportunities? Filmed in London (UK) on 19 March 2018, at an event produced...

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Emerging Technologies That Will Improve and/or Ruin Everything-Royal Institution(Quest Sunday special)

What will the world of tomorrow be like? Kelly and Zach Weinersmith will give us a snapshot of the transformative technologies that are coming next, from space elevators to fusion-powered toasters, and explain how they will change our world in astonishing ways.Kelly Weinersmith is a Huxley Fellow at...

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The Evolution of Consciousness – Yuval Noah Harari Panel Discussion(Quest Saturday special)

How will human decision-making processes, accountability, empathy, trust and even consciousness be impacted by the technological revolution and the rise of artificial intelligence? From the World Economic Forum annual meeting 2018 – a panel discussion featuring Prof. Yuval Noah Harari, Prof. Daniel C. Dennett, Prof. Jodi Halpern and...

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The Theory of Everything-Stephen Hawking (Quest tribute-special offer)

As a grand finale to the tribute to Prof.Stephen Hawking here is his biopic. The Theory of Everything is a 2014 British biographical romantic drama film which is set at Cambridge University and details the life of physicist Stephen Hawking. It was directed by James Marsh, and adapted by Anthony McCarten from the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Jane...

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Ask Me(Sam Harris) Anything 7

In this episode , Sam Harris answers questions from listeners about the illusion of the self, his podcast with Charles Murray, the future of brain-machine interfaces, his BJJ practice, reasoning with the extreme Left, mindfulness and parenting, his experience of going back to school after a long break,...