Open-ended inquiry: settling versus exploring big questions

Michael Stevens is the creator of Vsauce, one of YouTube's most popular channels. Alongside Hannah Fry he hosts the newly-launched podcast The Rest is Science.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Does Anything Really Exist?
10:32 - Is Michael a Mereological Nihilist?
19:42 - Are Philosophers Overcomplicating Function Behaviour?
25:24 - Do “You” Really Exist?
41:57 - Free Will and the Bicameral Mind Theory
50:09 - Why the Future Isn’t Changing Like It Used To
59:11 - The Scientific Mystery of Torque?
01:17:46 - Consciousness