The Explainer

The Symbols

Raccoon, Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, Glasses, Antlers, Bow Tie, Chessboard

Might Mean

Rationality: reason, facts, logic, scientific rigor, understanding, reality, taking things literally, making sense of dreams, psychological analysis, solving mysteries

Curiosity: inquisitiveness, going down the rabbit hole, exploration, learning, interests

Information: sharing knowledge, education, communication, transparency, revelations, confronting secrets, conspicuousness, exposure, vulnerability

For Example

Movie Clips & Videos:

I want the real thing –The Brothers Bloom

False conclusion – Theory of Everything

The Importance of Pi

The Need to Understand (Person of Interest),
The Man Who Knew Too Much – A Serious Man,
Nature as a Game of Chess (Richard Feynman),
Alternative Math

Podcasts:
The Lie Becomes the Truth,
Faith Lost (This American Life)

Songs: Unbelievers (Vampire Weekend)

Writings:
The Courage to Disillusion Yourself,
Should You Follow Your Heart or Your Head?,
The 64-Square Grid Design of ‘Through the Looking Glass’,
Differences Between How Art, Science, and Religion Explain the Universe.
Explanation, Curiosity, Rationalization, Knowledge, Common Sense

Literature: Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)

“I can't believe THAT!' said Alice. 'Can't you?' the Queen said in a pitying tone. 'Try again: draw a long breath, and shut your eyes.' Alice laughed. 'There's no use trying,' she said: 'one CAN'T believe impossible things.' 'I daresay you haven't had much practice,' said the Queen. 'When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”