Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are | Amy Cuddy
Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are by Amy Cuddy A wonderfully sincere and well delivered talk about the power of our body language. Many think that how we feel is represented by our body language – but the opposite is also true: our body language can shape how we feel, and that in […]
Do Schools Kill Creativity? | Sir Ken Robins
Do Schools Kill Creativity? by Sir Ken Robinson Also in the top 3 best talks I have heard to date. While this talk clearly and compellingly addresses the shortcomings of our formal educational systems, we have frequently incorporated viewing this video into corporate workshops and executive offsite sessions that we conducted. Why? Because learning and […]
The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong | Dan Pallotta
The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong by Dan Pallotta Perhaps one of the very best talks I have heard to date. A paradigm shifting presentation that every leader of every NGO, and more importantly – every philanthropist must watch and internalize. Personally, I challenge the very phrase “non-profit” because I believe that […]
You Aren’t at the Mercy of Your Emotions – Your Brain Creates Them | Lisa Feldman Barrett
You Aren’t at the Mercy of Your Emotions — Your Brain Creates Them by Lisa Feldman Barrett I like this video because it offers another angle for understanding EQ (Emotional Intelligence), which I have long believed to be one of the most important types of intelligence for effective interpersonal interactions and happiness itself. The idea […]
The Secret to Living Longer May be Your Social Life | Susan Pinker
The Secret to Living Longer May be Your Social Life by Susan Pinker https://youtu.be/ptIecdCZ3dg Remember the old question of “Nature vs. Nurture”? A wonderful talk about how the social conditions in which we live materially affect the longevity of our lives. How large is the gap between the insights presented in this talk and the […]
How Your Brain Can Turn Anxiety Into Calmness | Martin L. Rossman
How Your Brain Can Turn Anxiety into Calmness by Martin L. Rossman https://youtu.be/KYJdekjiAog As someone who has lived with high levels of anxiety most of my life, I found this talk to be riveting and hopeful. Another example of gaining deeper understanding into ourselves and how our “operating system” works and allowing ourselves a greater […]
Hidden Brain
The Hidden Brain podcast Hidden Brain explores the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior and questions that lie at the heart of our complex and changing world. Listen to the podcast here
Freakonomics
Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and […]
Radiolab
Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Lulu Miller […]
Invisibilia
Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.