After Skool

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? - Book of Job

97K views · 6d ago · 15:09

The Book of Job is the 18th book of the Old Testament. It follows Esther and immediately precedes Psalms. No one really knows who wrote the Book of Job. No author is identified. There was likely more than one author. It is uncertain when exactly Job was written, but it is traditionally believed to be the oldest story in the Bible. Some of the events recorded and vocabulary used suggest it was written during the time of the patriarchs, between 2000-1800 B.C..

The Unbelievable Bliss Underneath Everything - Alan Watts

467K views · 3w ago · 10:16

Guest: Alan Watts

This is an audio section from an original Alan Watts Lecture - Essential Lectures - Philosophy and Society - recorded between 1958 - 1973. Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a well-known British philosopher, writer and speaker, best known for his interpretation of Eastern philosophy for Western audiences. He left behind more than 25 books and an audio library of nearly 400 talks, which are still in great demand.

Why Some People Never Grow Up - Mark Manson

510K views · 1mo ago · 9:07

Guest: Mark Manson

In this episode, Mark Manson takes us through the stages of psychological development. Beginning with childhood, the child sees the world in a very simple way - they want something and they either get it or they don't. If they get it, they are happy. If they don't, they are unhappy. The we have the Adolescent Stage, where the child develops an understanding of other people's perspectives and social contracts.

How your Brain Hallucinates your Conscious Reality - Anil Seth

719K views · 2mo ago · 20:40

Guest: Anil Seth

Anil Seth is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, Director of the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science, and Co-Director of the CIFAR Program on Brain, Mind, and Consciousness. His mission is to advance the science of consciousness and put its insights to work for society, technology, and medicine.

Something Amazing Happens When You Stop Trusting Your Thoughts

330K views · 2mo ago · 8:15

Wonder is the feeling of curiosity and appreciation inspired by something beautiful, inexplicable, or unfamiliar. Pursuit of Wonder creates work with the aim of producing that feeling. In this episode of After Skool, we explore the paradox of thinking about thoughts. We examine the philosophies of Carl Jung, Alan Watts and Lao Tzu to discover a refreshing way to approach our attachment to thoughts.

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10 Years of Wisdom in 10 Minutes

206K views · 3mo ago · 10:24

After Skool was created on July 24, 2016. It was born out of an artist's deep desire to share a creative fire and an unquenchable curiosity. It's amazing where those 2 forces can take you. After a decade of releasing one educational animation every 2 weeks, these are the best lessons learned along the way.

Everything Happening Now Has Happened Before (NOT AI)

368K views · 3mo ago · 14:50

In this episode, we examine some of the modern day narratives and compare them to similar events in the past. It can be both terrifying and comforting to know that this has all happened before. From birth rate declines to job disruption to doomsday alarmists, history has a funny way of rhyming.

AI Surveillance Is Creating Two Classes of Humans

201K views · 4mo ago · 11:11

In this episode of After Skool we examine the emergence of AI surveillance. We are rapidly approaching technological capability to harvest data on everyone at all times. These AI systems will know us better than our closest loved ones, and they will be able to predict behavior patters and control outcomes.

Wabi Sabi - The Japanese Art of Perfect Imperfection

167K views · 5mo ago · 15:25

Guest: Wabi Sabi

Wabi-sabi (侘寂) is a Japanese aesthetic and philosophical concept centered on finding beauty in imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness. It combines two ideas: wabi (subdued, rustic simplicity) and sabi (the natural patina and beauty that comes with age).

Genius Solution to Transform Barren Land into Fertile Garden

80K views · 6mo ago · 7:32

The first method is called Bunds, also known as "Earth Smiles", which are a simple, low-cost rainwater harvesting technique used for landscape restoration in arid and semi-arid regions. They consist of semi-circular (half-moon shaped) pits dug into the ground, with the excavated soil piled up to form a small embankment. The open side faces uphill, and the curved "smile" side faces downhill to catch and hold runoff water.

The Easiest Way to Change Who You Are - Dr Joe Dispenza

358K views · 6mo ago · 11:14

Guest: Dr Joe Dispenza

This is a clip from the Modern Wisdom podcast with Dr Joe Dispenza and Chris Williamson. Full podcast can be found here Dr Joe Dispenza is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, researcher, and educator, Dr Joe Dispenza specializes in teaching people to rewire their brains and recondition their bodies to make lasting changes.

Evidence of Plant Intelligence - The Bizarre Polarity of Plants - Rupert Sheldrake

262K views · 7mo ago · 33:04

Guest: Rupert Sheldrake

It has long been thought that plants do not have the capacity to think because they don't have a brain or a central nervous system. But little is known about plant consciousness, let alone our own consciousness. In this episode, Rupert Sheldrake, PhD, presents the curious phenomenon of polarity in plants. There is a natural, inherent polarity in plants that is expressed in roots and shoots, but the polarity is present all the way down to the cellular level.

How Ai Slop will Spark the Next Human Renaissance

1.8M views · 7mo ago · 11:41

This episode of After Skool focuses on the hidden tradeoffs of adopting new technology. Each time we gain something with a new invention, we also lose something, and what we lose is often hard to see until much later. We can all sense that Ai will be the single biggest driver of change in the next decade and may very well be our last invention.

The Myth That Keeps You Trapped - Alan Watts

506K views · 8mo ago · 14:22

Guest: Alan Watts

Speech extract from "What is Life About?" by Alan Watts, courtesy of And also "The Nature of Consciousness part 1" by Alan Watts Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a well-known British philosopher, writer and speaker, best known for his interpretation of Eastern philosophy for Western audiences. He left behind more than 25 books and an audio library of nearly 400 talks, which are still in great demand.

Why Inbreeding is Terrible AND Amazing - Bret Weinstein

209K views · 8mo ago · 12:07

Guest: Bret Weinstein

This is a clip from the Before Skool Podcast. Full episode here Dr. Bret Weinstein has spent two decades advancing the field of evolutionary biology, earning his PhD at the University of Michigan, before teaching at The Evergreen State College for 14 years, from which he resigned his tenured position in 2017.