7 Intellectual YouTube Lecture Series to Pursue Lifelong Learning Online for Free

I’ve been passively saving some of the best YouTube lecture series over the last few years, and I finally decided to actively organize them here.

I’d love to keep adding to this list, so please let me know in the comments if I missed any of your favorites!

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1. Human Behavioral Biology — Robert Sapolsky
2. Awakening from the Meaning Crisis — John Vervaeke
3. Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief — Jordan B. Peterson
4. A Brief History of Humankind — Yuval Noah Harari
5. The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn — Richard Hamming
6. Personality and Its Transformations — Jordan B. Peterson
7. The Biggest Ideas in the Universe — Sean Carroll

7 Intellectual YouTube Lecture Series to Pursue Lifelong Learning Online for Free

1. Human Behavioral Biology — Robert Sapolsky

Full Lecture Series YouTube Playlist or start here:

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2. Awakening from the Meaning Crisis — John Vervaeke

Full Lecture Series YouTube Playlist or start here:

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3. Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief — Jordan B. Peterson

Full Lecture Series YouTube Playlists (2017, 2016, 2015) or start here:

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4. A Brief History of Humankind — Yuval Noah Harari

Full Lecture Series YouTube Playlist or start here:

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5. The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn — Richard Hamming

Full Lecture Series YouTube Playlist or start here:

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6. Personality and Its Transformations — Jordan B. Peterson

Full Lecture Series YouTube Playlists (2017, 2016, 2015, 2014) or start here:

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7. The Biggest Ideas in the Universe — Sean Carroll

Full Lecture Series YouTube Playlist or start here:

Have any other favorites that I missed? Please share them in the comments!

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