Achilleas SamarasAssociate Professor · Democritus University of Thrace

“The sea, once it casts its spell,
holds one in its net of wonder forever.”– Jacques‑Yves Cousteau

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Hokusai)

About Me

Books, music, sports, cinema and TV-series.

Sun-fueled person.


Some of the books I've read over the years in Goodreads

My Goodreads shelf

Some of my favorite YouTube channels

Big Think •• CGP Grey •• Comedy Central •• CrashCourse •• Harvard Philosophy Department ••
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver •• MinuteEarth •• MinutePhysics •• SciShow ••
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert •• Veritasium •• Vox •• Vsauce


Thoughts on life, education, politics and society are intermittently posted on my blog Mind Pieces,
as well as on the Greek edition of The Huffington Post.