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History
Media
  • Noam Chomsky: Media and Mass Manipulation by Carefree Wandering ("Hans-Georg Moeller is a professor at the Philosophy and Religious Studies Department at the University of Macau, and, with Paul D'Ambrosio, author of  "You and Your Profile: Identity After Authenticity.") YouTube video. Duration: 32:50 
  • When the New York Times lost its way by James Bennet, 1843 Magazine (sister magazine of The Economist), published Dec. 14, 2023. 

Philosophy

Psychology
  • 21 Best Carl Jung Books and Best Jungian Psychology Books by Scott Jeffrey
  • Carl Jung’s Psyche Model Illustrated by Marion Woodman
    • YouTube Video
    • Duration: 27:30
    • "This excerpt is from the captivating documentary "The Way of the Dream" which explores the dream world through the insights of renowned Jungian psychoanalyst Marie-Louise von Franz. Directed by Fraser Boa, the film features street interviews with ordinary men and women recounting their dreams, which von Franz then interprets as she would in a private analytical session. The documentary serves as a comprehensive introduction to the art and science of dream analysis for a general audience, covering topics such as dreams of men and women, the personal and relational insights dreams offer, their historical significance, and dreams about death and dying."


Religion & Theology
  • Anatheism: Rediscovering God in a Secular Age 
    • "In this talk, Rupert Sheldrake explores the theme of finding God again, in an increasingly secular society. Drawing from personal experiences in India and his journey through various spiritual traditions, Rupert provides insights into anatheism, or returning to God, and how this process is unfolding in a post-Christian world. He touches on the connections between science and spirituality, the value of pilgrimage and sacred places, and the emerging concept of panpsychism, which considers consciousness as a fundamental quality in nature. An engaging Q&A session with the audience dives deeper into perennial philosophy, the role of feminine energy in Christianity, and the impact of psychedelics on spiritual practices."
    • YouTube video
    • Duration:1:26:09
    • Date: March 20, 2024
  • Botanical Comparisons in the Allegory of the Olive Tree by Wilford M. Hess, The Book of Mormon: Jacob through Words of Mormon, To Learn with Joy, edited by Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate, Jr. 
  • "Faith, Reason, Knowledge, and Truth" by Richard N. Williams, Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, published 2008.
    • Abstract: "Williams reviews the apostasy and the loss of three key components of the gospel: an understanding of the nature of God, apostolic authority, and the fulness of the gifts of the Spirit. He argues that these three aspects of the gospel largely influence our understanding of faith, reason, knowledge, and truth."
  • Immanuel Kant and Christian Theology by Robert C. Greer (July 2024) published in Eleutheria: John W. Rawlings School of Divinity Academic Journal.
  • Jacob Neusner on Religion by Aaron W. Hughes (Routledge, 2015). 
    • "Jacob Neusner was a prolific and innovative contributor to the study of religion for over fifty years. A scholar of rabbinic Judaism, Neusner regarded Jewish texts as data to address larger questions in the academic study of religion that he helped to formulate. Jacob Neusner on Religion offers the first full critical assessment of his thought on the subject of religion. Aaron W. Hughes delineates the stages of Neusner’s career and provides an overview of Neusner’s personal biography and critical reception. This book is essential reading for students and scholars interested in Neusner specifically, or in the history of Religious Studies, Jewish Studies, and philosophy of religion more broadly."
  • North American Association for the Study of Religion (NAASR) 
    • "Dedicated to historical, critical, and social scientific approaches to the study of religion, as well as a relentlessly reflexive critique of the theories, methods, and categories used in such study."
  • Rediscovering the Context of Joseph Smith's Treasure Seeking by Dr. Alan Taylor published in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (Spring 1986).
  • The Bible and Western Culture - Part 1 - Job and the Problem of Evil - Professor Michael Sugrue
    • YouTube video
    • Duration: 43:32
  • The Coniunctio in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Dr. Adele Brannon McCollum published in Dialogue Journal - The oldest, independent Mormon Studies journal, since 1966 (here).                                                                                                                         "The intent in using Jungian thought and LDS doctrine together has not been to show either that there is something of Jung in Joseph Smith or of Joseph Smith in Jung. Rather, the purpose is to place two thought forms in juxtaposition, one psychological, the other theological, to elicit meaning from and to elaborate on each discipline so that our understanding of both is greater than our understanding of the parts."
    • Topics include:
      • C.G. Jung
      • Joseph Smith
      • Mythohistory - "This method is a conjunction of opposites attempts to elicit meaning from history by reading and writing it through the double prism of rational thought and of imagination or mythopoiesis."
  • The Joseph Smith Papers - "The authoritative source for the writings, teachings, and records of Joseph Smith."
    • "The Joseph Smith Papers will consist of twenty-seven volumes, divided into five series: Documents, Journals, Revelations and Translations, Histories, and Administrative Records; two additional series, the Legal Records series and the Financial Records series, will be published online."
  • The Religion of Moses and the Book of Mormon by Lauri Hlavaty

Science
  • Denis Noble explains his revolutionary theory of genetics | Genes are not the blueprint for life - The Institute of Art and Ideas
    • YouTube video
    • Date: Aug. 1, 2024
    • Duration: 14:32
  • "Free will is not an illusion" Denis Noble
    • "The age-old debate on free will has resurfaced with new fervor. With many contending it's merely an illusion, distinguished biologist Denis Noble presents a revolutionary perspective, arguing our very bodies may be the compass to our autonomy."
    • YouTube video
    • Date: Sept. 23, 2023
    • Duration: 15:57
  • "Genes Are Not The Blueprint for Life" Denis Noble 
    • "Denis Noble is a renowned biologist and pioneer in systems biology, known for his groundbreaking work on the heart and his influential contributions to the understanding of biological systems."
    • YouTube video
    • Date: Aug. 6, 2024
    • Duration: 39:38
  • "Is Matter Conscious? Why the central problem in neuroscience is mirrored in physics" - Article by Hedda Hassel, published in Nautilus, March 31, 2017 [Subject: Physics]
  • Noam Chomsky on René Descartes - YouTube video. Duration: 16:16
    • Summary: The modern Scientific Revolution, beginning with figures like Galileo and Descartes, sought to replace mystical explanations of the natural world with a mechanical philosophy, where the universe was viewed as a machine. This approach aimed to explain phenomena, such as motion and growth, through mechanical principles, akin to the workings of a clock, instead of mystical forces like "vegetative forces" or "sympathy." However, Descartes acknowledged that human will and acts of choice could not be fully explained by mechanical principles. Unlike machines or animals, which act according to determined rules, humans possess free will, allowing them to act contrary to their inclinations. The fate of  this doctrine was overthrown in a generation by Isaac Newton. What Newton showed was that the theory of body was wrong. He showed that the world just wasn't a machine but worked by mystical forces. Newton was appalled by this and tried to overcome it. These were unintelligible forces that couldn't be understood. There is an occult force that allows things to move. What it does is demolish the idea that the world is a machine. It's common these days to ridicule the Cartesian idea of the ghost in the machine, but this is a misunderstanding. What was exercised is the machine and not the ghost. The reality is that the ghost stayed. The machine went away.  
  • "Quantum mechanics and the consciousness connection" by Susan Borowski, published on 7/16/2012 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science or AAAS. 
    • Subjects: Quantum Mechanics, Consciousness, Max Planck
      • Quotes: "All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force which brings the particle of an atom to vibration and holds this most minute solar system of the atom together. We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent mind. This mind is the matrix of all matter." 
  • Rupert Sheldrake v. Michael Shermer | On the edges of knowledge | Full discussion - The Institute of Art and Ideas
    • YouTube video
    • Date: Oct. 12, 2023
    • Duration: 37:14
  • The biggest mystery in science | Adam Frank and Lex Fridman - Lex Fridman 
    • YouTube video
    • Date: Dec. 25, 2024
    • Duration: 46:57
  • "The Facts Are Clear: Neo-Darwinism is DEAD!" Denis Noble - From Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
    • YouTube video
    • Date: July 30, 2024
    • Duration: 1:55:58
  • The unselfish gene - Denis Noble challenges Richard Dawkins - The Institute of Art and Ideas
    • "Denis Noble is a renowned biologist and pioneer in systems biology, known for his groundbreaking work on the heart and his influential contributions to the understanding of biological systems."
    • YouTube Video
    • Date: March 14, 2024
    • Duration: 14:23
  • Why Dawkins is wrong - Denis Noble Interview - The Institute of Art and Ideas
    • "In this interview, esteemed biologist Denis Noble explains why our approach to biology is the wrong way around. We thought that the sequencing of genetic information would unlock vast developments in medical cures for a whole host of illnesses. However, sequencing the genome alone hasn't revolutionised medicine. Denis Noble argues that we have our treatments the wrong way around. Instead, we need to recognise that genes are not on/off switches, and move beyond dualism in Biology. 
    • YouTube Video
    • Date: June 3, 2023
    • Duration: 26:55


Technology 

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