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- What is Jainism?Have you ever been walking on the sidewalk and done a giant hop to avoid stepping on a snail? Most of us try not to squish bugs, but what if you tried to live your entire life without ever harming a single living creature?! In this mind-blowing episode, Mira and Finn travel to ancient India to explore Jainism and its most important idea: Ahimsa, which means absolute non-violence!Discover how the most devoted Jain monks and nuns take peace to an incredible level. You will be amazed to learn why they carry soft brooms to gently sweep the dirt path ahead of them, wear soft cloth masks to avoid breathing in tiny invisible flies, and carefully strain their drinking water! We even uncover why eating a root vegetable like a carrot or potato is strictly off-limits! From the teachings of the great figure Mahavira to a real hospital in India built entirely for sick birds, learn how far some people will go to show kindness to every living soul. How far would you go to protect a tiny bug? Tune in and find out!13 min
- Who was Ivan Pavlov?Have you ever heard the music from an ice cream truck and suddenly wanted a yummy strawberry popsicle before you even saw it? Your brain is playing a trick on you! Join Mira and Finn on Philosophy is Not Boring as they travel back in time to 1900 to meet Ivan Pavlov, a famous Russian scientist who made an amazing discovery almost completely by accident! Pavlov was just trying to study dog stomachs, but he noticed something super strange. His dogs started drooling at the sound of his lab assistant's footsteps! Why? Because their brains made a secret shortcut linking the sound of footsteps to their dinner! We explore the mind-bending science of "classical conditioning" and discover how our brains wire us to react to random smells, sounds, and jingles every single day. Plus, get ready for a giant historical plot twist: Pavlov didn't actually use a bell in his most famous experiment! Put on your lab coat, tune in for some mind-blowing science trivia, and test your brain with our awesome episode quiz!13 min
About Philosophy for Kids / Philosophy's Not Boring: The Kids Philosophy Podcast
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A groundbreaking podcast for curious kids aged 4-12, and the grown-ups listening with them, that proves philosophy, psychology and religion are anything but dull.
Join our fictional AI hosts…
Mira, a brilliant 9-year-old, and her younger brother Finn, age 7, as they explore philosophy, psychology and religion as one big family of questions about how we make sense of things. Each episode takes a real thinker or idea seriously, from what makes you the same person you were as a baby to why people across the world believe such different things about the soul, and then lands it somewhere in your actual life.
We don't hand you the answer and move on. Some questions have one; some have several worth comparing; some nobody has ever settled, and we'll tell you which is which. On matters of faith we stay even-handed: we describe what people believe from the outside, and never tell you what to believe yourself. Because philosophy isn't a pile of hard words to memorize. It's learning to ask a better question, and to sit with it honestly, even when it's uncomfortable.
A note on why we use AI. For us, AI allows us to deliver learning at a scale and quality that previously would have been too expensive. If we make the odd technical error, or the sound goes a bit funny, bear with us, we're trying our best. We hope you enjoy the show!
We don't hand you the answer and move on. Some questions have one; some have several worth comparing; some nobody has ever settled, and we'll tell you which is which. On matters of faith we stay even-handed: we describe what people believe from the outside, and never tell you what to believe yourself. Because philosophy isn't a pile of hard words to memorize. It's learning to ask a better question, and to sit with it honestly, even when it's uncomfortable.
A note on why we use AI. For us, AI allows us to deliver learning at a scale and quality that previously would have been too expensive. If we make the odd technical error, or the sound goes a bit funny, bear with us, we're trying our best. We hope you enjoy the show!