The four questions that can help your mind heal | Byron Katie
The work involves questioning thoughts that cause suffering, leading to personal transformation and a friendly universe.
3 blunders leaders don’t know they’re making | Suzy Welch for Big Think+
The concept of a 'lanager' combines leadership and management skills for effective team and organizational success.
Having children in an uncertain world | Christine Emba
The discussion explores the ethical considerations of having children in today's world, emphasizing the potential for positive change and societal investment.
How trees eat salmon: The circle of life, explained | Sean B. Carroll
The interconnectedness of ecosystems means that species like salmon and wolves play crucial roles in maintaining environmental balance.
Why does it feel like the world is falling apart? | Brian Klaas
Modern society experiences local stability but global instability, challenging traditional linear models of understanding social systems.
The philosophy of happiness, explained in 10 minutes | Jonny Thomson
The video discusses Aristotle's view on happiness as the ultimate goal of life, exploring various philosophical perspectives on achieving happiness through moderation, virtue, and understanding beyond pleasure.
Daniel Goleman: The 4 domains of emotional intelligence | Daniel Goleman for Big Think+
The video discusses the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership, highlighting its learnable nature and its components like self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management.
No more WebMD. This is how to Google reliable medical information.
The video emphasizes the importance of fact-checking online information and suggests using reputable sources like ACOG or CDC in search queries to ensure accuracy.
Who will you become during a crisis? | Amanda Ripley
The video discusses human behavior in disasters, emphasizing the unpredictability of responses and the importance of understanding one's 'disaster personality' to improve survival chances.
Another reason why conspiratorial thinking is so prominent
The rise of conspiracy theories is fueled by the internet's expansion of information creation and dissemination, combined with human tendencies towards storytelling and pattern detection.
'Magnitude bias' fuels conspiracy theories
The video discusses cognitive biases in conspiracy theories, focusing on magnitude bias and the tendency to link big events with big causes.