Thought provoking articles / videos

by Simon 8 Replies latest jw friends

  • Simon
    Simon

    I came across this site and love it, just full of interesting things to read. This one is particularly good about whether we are alone in the universe (as intelligent life) and what different scenarios could play out:

    http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/fermi-paradox.html

    Seriously, just click on any of their articles and boom, your day of productivity just disappeared!

    These videos are also good, the one about life / death especially:

    https://www.youtube.com/user/Kurzgesagt

  • cofty
    cofty
    Bookmarked the site for later. Thanks
  • Oubliette
    Oubliette

    Very cool! Thanks.

    The Fermi Paradox

    My only concern with an article like this is that, although it is peppered with scientific facts, it is primarily speculative in nature.

    Readers that are not scientifically literate will read it and not be able to keep track of what parts are speculation and what are fact based and as a result come away with a mixed-up, hodge-podge of misinformation thinking: it's science.

  • Village Idiot
    Village Idiot
    Thank you Simon. I was familiar with the Fermi Paradox rare earth theory (book) but there's a lot more on that site that is, as Spock used to say, fascinating.
  • Witness My Fury
    Witness My Fury

    Thanks, a nice article on procrastination too.

  • Heaven
    Heaven

    Seriously, just click on any of their articles and boom, your day of productivity just disappeared!

    The Interwebs has a way of doing this to me.

  • 88JM
    88JM
    If you enjoyed those, are you familiar with the VSauce channels and Veritasium on YouTube?
  • Oubliette
    Oubliette

    WMF: Thanks, a nice article on procrastination too.

    I saw that and wanted to read it but keep putting it off!

  • pbrow
    pbrow
    bad monkey!

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