Friedman video was interesting, and I’ll definitely have to give the bbc one a bit of time.

Other things I’ve found that satisfy the thirst for a little on a more consistent basis are the Daily Show, Bill Maher’s “Real Time”, Bill Moyers’ Journal, Penn and Teller’s Bullshit … which gets a nice spectrum, but only gives me maybe a half an hour a day on average.

Bruce Schneier’s blog is also pretty interesting, but simply because he’s been saying the same sort of things over and over again for the last 5 years it’s sort of gotten monotonous.

I recently ran into a talk that Adam Savage from Mythbusters gave to a hacker conference, called “Fascination with the Dodo” that I thought was pretty cool.

Stephen Pinker is another pretty interesting speaker/author worth checking out.

First of all on this tip, I’d recommend listening to Christopher Hitchens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Hg-Y7MugU
He also has a short book I read, “Letters to a Young Contrarian”, which really praises this sort of behavior.

Next would be Alan Watts, which is a bit more metaphysical (and at times purely mystical), but thoroughly enjoyable to listen to, and I think we can all learn from him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aufuwMiKmE

If you’re into economics at all (and it’s hard for someone not to be these days), I really enjoyed watching videos like this by Milton Friedman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V5OP-VmXgE

Also, when it comes to modern politics, this is an interesting look at the philosophical views and history of the radical Islamists and the Neoconservatives: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2798679275960015727

So yes, I find a lot of joy in seeking out intellectuals on the internet and listening to them. YouTube and Google Video have been great resources for this sort of stuff.

Besides it, I’ve been reading some books as well, such as Alan Greenspan’s “Age of Turbulence”.

I’d like to know some of your favorite things on the internet as well.