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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
The Secret Polish Army
02:35 • 3min
The Rise and Fall of Pulesci
06:03 • 2min
The Story of Pulesci and the Holocaust
07:58 • 3min
The Importance of Heroism
10:36 • 3min
The Uncomfortable Truth of Life
13:18 • 3min
The Importance of Hope
15:57 • 2min
The Opposite of Happiness Is Hopelessness
18:17 • 3min
The Importance of Hope in the Face of Adversity
21:13 • 2min
The Before and After Story
23:42 • 2min
The Paradox of Progress
26:10 • 3min
The Paradox of Progress
28:58 • 3min
The Importance of Self-Control
31:44 • 3min
Elliot's New Life
34:46 • 2min
Elliot's Trouble Following the Plot
37:07 • 3min
The Loss of Elliot
40:08 • 3min
The Death of Elliot DiMazio
42:40 • 3min
The Importance of Self-Control
45:27 • 2min
The Negative Side Effects of Lobotomy
47:33 • 1min
The History of the Lobotomy
48:57 • 2min
The Classic Assumption of Reason
50:51 • 3min
The Importance of Self-Control
53:27 • 3min
The Importance of Emotions in Decision Making
56:10 • 3min
The Power of Emotion
59:13 • 2min
The Thinking Brain and the Emotional Problem
01:01:32 • 6min
The Clown Car Mind
01:07:18 • 6min
The Importance of Thinking Brain
01:13:19 • 4min
How to Talk to Your Feeling Brain
01:17:30 • 3min
How to Control Your Feelings
01:20:53 • 4min
The Importance of Hope
01:25:10 • 4min
Isaac Newton's Early Life
01:28:43 • 4min
Newton's Three Laws of Emotion
01:33:09 • 2min
The Importance of Moral Gaps
01:35:12 • 3min
Newton's First Law of Emotion
01:38:36 • 5min
The Power of Value Hierarchy
01:43:48 • 5min
The Importance of Self-Worth
01:49:14 • 5min
The Cost of Narcissism
01:54:15 • 2min
The Sob Story
01:55:51 • 4min
The Power of Value-Based Narratives
01:59:52 • 5min
How to Change Your Values
02:05:20 • 5min
The Emotional Magnetism of Human Conflict
02:10:19 • 5min
The Power of Emotional Gravitation
02:15:36 • 1min
How to Make All Your Dreams Come True
02:17:00 • 1min
The Inner Crisis of Hope
02:18:27 • 5min
How to Start Your Own Religion
02:23:33 • 2min
How to Establish Your Own Religion
02:25:50 • 2min
How to Start Your Own Religion
02:27:29 • 5min
The Truth Is Scary
02:32:02 • 2min
How to Appeal to the Hopeless
02:33:49 • 4min
The God Value
02:37:53 • 4min
The Three Types of Religions
02:41:38 • 6min
The Problem With Ideological Religions
02:47:39 • 5min
How to Start Your Own Religion
02:53:01 • 3min
The Importance of Common Enemies in Religion
02:55:52 • 3min
The Trouble With Being a Christian
02:59:04 • 4min
The Power of Ritual Sacrifice
03:03:20 • 2min
The Inherent Guilt of Consciousness
03:05:49 • 5min
The Power of Pain
03:11:00 • 4min
The Corruption of Religion
03:15:00 • 4min
Mehta Von Salas's Hope Is Fucked
03:18:32 • 6min
The Life and Times of Nietzsche
03:24:09 • 6min
The Morality of Slavery
03:29:46 • 4min
Nietzsche's Argument for a New Religion
03:33:17 • 5min
The Golden Age of Progress
03:38:38 • 5min
Nietzsche's Predictions for the Future
03:43:24 • 2min
The Origins of Human History
03:44:56 • 5min
The Psychology of Hope
03:49:36 • 6min
The Truth About Life Without Hope
03:55:06 • 5min
Nietzsche's Friendship With Methe
04:00:07 • 3min
The Formula of Humanity
04:02:53 • 3min
The Herculean Struggle of Kant
04:05:45 • 5min
The Importance of Understanding Pleasure and Pain
04:10:54 • 2min
How to Be an Adult
04:13:21 • 5min
The Importance of Honesty
04:18:26 • 2min
How to Punish a Child for Stealing Ice Cream
04:20:45 • 5min
The Importance of Faith in Adulthood
04:25:57 • 5min
The One Rule for Life
04:30:48 • 6min
Kant's Formula of Humanity
04:36:39 • 2min
The Formula of Humanity
04:39:00 • 3min
The Modern Maturety Crisis
04:41:42 • 3min
The Deterioration of Our Culture
04:44:19 • 3min
The Blue Dot Effect
04:47:49 • 4min
The Paradox of Progress
04:52:14 • 3min
The Importance of Being a Good Citizen
04:55:34 • 2min
The Importance of Time and Space
04:57:28 • 5min
The Secret to Happiness
05:02:30 • 3min
The Universal Constant of Life
05:05:12 • 5min
The Blue Dot Effect
05:10:17 • 4min
The Only Choice in Life
05:13:54 • 1min
Ziam the Winston Churchill of Asia
05:15:14 • 5min
Kwang Dook's Self-Immolation
05:20:33 • 4min
The Power of Will Over Instinct
05:24:10 • 5min
The Importance of Meditation
05:28:43 • 3min
The Power of Meditation
05:31:28 • 6min
The Importance of Pain in Life
05:37:13 • 2min
The Pursuit of Happiness
05:39:17 • 4min
The Unconventional Marketing Tactics of Edward Bernays
05:43:32 • 4min
The Influence of Sigmund Freud on the Marketing Industry
05:47:18 • 3min
The Importance of Feelings in the World
05:50:37 • 3min
The Importance of Diversions
05:53:33 • 2min
The Cultural Shift From Innovation to Diversion
05:55:17 • 3min
The Utopian Age of the Internet
05:58:04 • 3min
The Defensiveness of the Internet
06:00:54 • 5min
The Importance of Freedom
06:05:51 • 5min
The Power of Choice
06:11:02 • 5min
Bowling Alone: The Collapse in Revival of American Community
06:16:08 • 2min
The Importance of Pleasure
06:17:52 • 2min
The Blue Dot Effect
06:20:16 • 4min
The Cycle of Religious War
06:23:57 • 3min
The End of Chess
06:26:55 • 2min
Alpha Zero: The Best Chess Engine in the World
06:29:18 • 4min
The Future of AI
06:33:35 • 2min
The Future of Religion
06:35:20 • 3min
The History of Algorithms
06:37:57 • 3min
The Evolution of the Thinking Brain
06:41:17 • 4min
The Threats to Humanity From AI
06:45:32 • 2min
The Evolution of Man
06:47:39 • 5min
The Importance of Hope
06:52:29 • 4min
The Future of Education
06:56:35 • 2min
The End of the Cycle of Hope and Destruction
06:58:52 • 2min