a space for the mind.
nousspace
is a space to find knowledge that matters and deepen your understanding of the world.
- The name
- nous (νοῦς), from Ancient Greek
- Meaning
- The intellect, reason and mind: the part of us that understands.intellectreasonmind
Why “nous”
In Greek, nous refers to the intellect, reason and mind. For the philosophers it named more than cleverness: it was the faculty that grasps what is true, the moment when something stops being information and becomes understanding. For Aristotle it was how we come to know first principles.
A space is the room to use it. nousspace is meant to be that room: unhurried, curious, and open to anyone who likes to wonder how things work.
What you’ll find
- FeedVideos worth your time, chosen from what Hacker News keeps recommending, with a note on what each one covers and a place to keep your own notes.Open the Feed →
- LearnShort, sourced ideas you can read in a minute, each with its sources beside it and a way to go deeper.Open Learn →
- BlogLonger writing, for the ideas that need more than a minute.Open the Blog →
How we make it
- Worth your timeCurated and finite rather than endless. Everything here is chosen because it teaches something.
- Sources in plain sightClaims sit beside their sources, and every video credits where it came from and who made it.
- Your notes stay yoursNo account needed. Your notes, highlights and settings are kept in your own browser, not on our servers.
- Made to be calmQuiet design, readable type, light and dark themes, and controls for text size and spacing.
Credits
Aristotle: marble bust, Roman copy after a Greek bronze by Lysippos, Palazzo Altemps, Rome; photograph by Jastrow. In the public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Type is set in Newsreader, Schibsted Grotesk and Space Mono, under the SIL Open Font License.
Say hello
Ideas, suggestions or a video we should add? We’d love to hear from you.