C. S. Lewis argues that achieving originality can only be achieved by not striving to be original, and that to find yourself you need to abandon your perception of yourself.
Freeman Dyson shares his own hypothesis for the origin of life, in which early molecules evolved metabolic activities at the time when replication still had a very high error rate.
In an old interview, Frank Herbert explains why leaderships can be dangerous in the current day and age, and why every individual should also think for themselves.
Göran Lindblad discusses the phenomena of Confucius Institutes, and points out that Confucius Institutes try to influence students and the university curriculum, at the same time trying to gather intelligence and intellectual property. Unlike traditional foreign institutes that are separate entities that promote their country's agenda, Confucius Institutes attempt to integrate with the university as much as possible, and to keep the university dependent on the funding provided by the Confucius Institute.
Sam Harris outlines various problems that future AI research will cause, and observes that humans do not fully comprehend the dangers of AI technology.