Podcast for curious kids
Philosophy's Not Boring
The big questions, and how we've tried to answer them.
Philosophy, psychology and religion as one big family of questions about how we make sense of things. Some have one answer, some have several worth comparing, and some nobody has ever settled. We tell you which is which.
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Why do we dream?
Have you ever woken up after riding a flying purple turtle or running from a giant slow-motion marshmallow? Dreams are totally weird, but what are they actually for? Join Mira and Finn on a mind-bending journey inside the human brain to find out! Back in…
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