This seems like a good idea to improve political discourse

Michael Sandel: The lost art of democratic debate

A fact based view of the world

Hans Rosling has put together an awesome site gapminder.org where you can get an impressive statistics tool for understanding the world.

Terror management theory

I never heard of this before listing to the last episode of Reasonable Doubts podcast.
Terror management theory gives an interesting explanation to some of the irrational behaviors we meet sometime.

Motivation science has a deep insight into human nature

Some very interesting research shows deep flaws in the (american) business model of human motivation.
Dan Pink on Motivation at TED
This also links with the behavior economics from Edge Video.

Balance approach to religion

Here is a TV program that investigates the hard questions of the human condition in a balanced approach: http://www.closertotruth.com/
Contains many interesting interviews, including with my favorite Rodolfo Llinas.

The Luck Factor

Richard Wiseman studied the difference between people that identify themselves as lucky and unlucky. After careful observation, he finds that lucky people engage in different behavior and mental processes than unlucky people. And you can do the same to improve your luck:
1. Maximize your chance opportunities:
- Build and maintain a strong "network of luck". (connect to more people)
- Develop a more relaxed attitude towards life.
- Be open to new experiences in your life.
2. Listen to your lucky hunches:
- Listen to your gut feelings and hunches.
- Take steps to boost your intuition.
3. Expect good fortune:
- Expect good luck in the future.
- Attempt to achieve your goals, even if your chances of success seem slim, and persevere in the face of failure.
- Expect your interactions with others to be lucky and successful.
4. Turn your bad luck into good:
- Look on the positive side of your bad luck.
- Remember that the ill fortune in your life may work out for the best.
- Do not dwell on your ill fortune.
- Take constructive steps to prevent more bad luck in the future.

CHANGING LIFESTYLE CHANGES GENE EXPRESSION

Very interesting approach to improved health.