Short showLiving Thought Experiments

Step inside the world's most fascinating philosophical dilemmas and experience them firsthand as immersive stories. From time travel ethics to simulated realities, we explore the deep tradeoffs and values hidden within these mind-bending puzzles. Discover the implications of abstract ideas on your real life through narrative exploration.

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The Swampman: Are You Your Memories?

The Swampman: Are You Your Memories?

An exact copy of you appears. Is it still you?

3:41
The Trolley Problem: Would You Kill One to Save Five?

The Trolley Problem: Would You Kill One to Save Five?

A runaway train forces an impossible moral choice.

3:55
Can You Search for Something You Don't Know?

Can You Search for Something You Don't Know?

How Plato believed all learning is a form of remembering.

3:30
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten

The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten

If an animal consents to being dinner, is it ethical?

2:39
Can You Be Right for the Wrong Reasons?

Can You Be Right for the Wrong Reasons?

When a justified true belief isn't actually knowledge.

3:22
The Library of Babel

The Library of Babel

When having every answer means knowing nothing

4:04
Kavka's Toxin: The Paradox of Intention

Kavka's Toxin: The Paradox of Intention

Why logic stops you from claiming a free reward

3:40
The Paradox of Moral Luck

The Paradox of Moral Luck

Why probability decides who we condemn for mistakes.

3:08
The Doomsday Argument

The Doomsday Argument

Why probability predicts our end

3:12
Wittgenstein’s Beetle in a Box

Wittgenstein’s Beetle in a Box

The limits of sharing subjective experiences

3:19