8 Ways to Think About a lion eating a Buffalo: A video

Written By Mitchell Stephens

A two-and-a half-minute video featuring thoughts on the fiercest animals on Africa's savanna and what we can learn from them about brutality, kindness and humans, who, after all, originated there. Lots of original lion video, plus quotes from Einstein, Darwin, Leonardo, Nietzsche, Adam Smith, Hannah Arendt, Wallace Stevens and Golda Meir.

Other recent short “Idea videos” on this site by Mitchell Stephens:

“Thinking About Thinking”

“Wish I Didn’t Know Now…”

“Nothings: An Appreciation”

“The High Road”

And for an explanation of what Mitch is trying to accomplish in these videos watch:

Quick-Cut  J i t T e R Y  Video:  A Manifesto

Mitchell Stephens

Mitchell Stephens, one of the editors of this site, is the author of nine books, including the rise of the image the fall of the word, A History of News, Imagine There’s No Heaven: How Atheism Helped Create the Modern World, Beyond News: The Future of Journalism, and The Voice of America: Lowell Thomas and the Invention of 20th Century Journalism. He is a professor emeritus of Journalism at New York University, lives in New York City and spends a lot of time traveling and fiddling with video.

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