“A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.” Alexander Pope (Essay on Criticism)

In this week’s podcast I talk about the dangers of superficial learning and the benefits of the ‘Classical’ method of education that has been all but lost in today’s society. I talk about ancient civilisations, human origins and climate change as a way to demonstrate our penchant for drinking only “shallow draughts”. Delving deeply into topics that we believe are ‘a done deal’ is a foolproof way to exercise and transform our minds. Will you take up this week’s challenge to investigate the opposing side of an argument you are 100% sure of?

By looking at contentious issues we give our minds the exercise that is so often saved only for our bodies. Our minds can atrophy and as Einstein said, our eyes “are dimmed” when we disregard the mysterious. Whether we feel we don’t have the time or that we must rely only on experts to give us the truth, we are doing ourselves, the earth and humanity a disservice and hinder our psychological evolution.

So, drink deeply of the “Pierian spring”. The resources below will definitely get those grey cells working.

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Books

1. Forbidden Archaeology – Michael Cremo (Ancient Civilisations)

2. Lost Civilisations and Secrets of the Past – Editors Pye and Dalley

3. Fingerprints of The Gods – Graham Hancock (Ancient Civilisations)

4. Magicians of The Gods – Graham Hancock (Ancient Civilisations)

5. Frozen Earth – Doug MacDougall (Science – Ice Ages)

6. 1984 – George Orwell (Political Fiction)

7. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos – Jordan Peterson (Psychology)

Documentaries

1. Magical Egypt. There is another side of Egypt that is not so widely known. Egypt is also the land of secrets. Another history, a secret history, tells of Egypt as the inheritor of deep wisdom and magical ability from an even earlier culture.

Additional Videos

1. Dr Don EasterBrook on Global Warming

2. Wikileaks on Climategate

3. Data or Dogma? (Climate Change Scientist Dr Judith Curry)

4. What is the Average Global Temperature? – Corbett Report

5. Forbidden Archaeology Micheal Cremo Google Talk

6. Joe Rogan Podcast with Hancock, Carlson & Shermer – Rise of Civilisation

7. Alex Epstein & Dave Rubin Talk About Climate Change

8. Feminism: Socialism in Panties – Karen Straughan

9. The Burden of Being Male – Karen Straughan

10. Rogan Argues with Thaddeus Russell About Men not Being Born Men

11. Mystery of the Sphinx – John Anthony West

12. The Sphinx, Goebekli Tepe, Ancient Catastropes – Dr Robert Schoch

13. Are Women and Men More Similar or More Different Biologically – Rogan/Peterson

14. Climategate ‘hide the decline’ Explained by Berkeley Professor Richard A. Muller

15. Climate Change Explained and Proof it’s Man Made (Dr. Michael E. Mann)

Other websites

1. www.climate4you.com

2. www.skepticalscience.com

3. www.theoceancleanup.com