Tag: TED

Peter Weyland ~ TED Talk 2023

Peter Weyland ~ TED Talk 2023

Prometheus is Ridley Scott’s new film due out the summer of 2012. Rumors abound that it’s an extension of the Blader Runner or Alien franchises, but apparently Ridley Scott himself set those rumors straight. The only connection to those two films and Prometheus is the dystopian vision that corporations will rule the world, and the name Weyland, …

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On shame, vulnerability, and feeling good enough ~ Brené Brown TEDx

On shame, vulnerability, and feeling good enough ~ Brené Brown TEDx

My wife shared this TEDx video of researcher/story-teller Brené Brown, which amounts to an introduction to Brown’s work on studying how feelings of shame, vulnerability, not feeling good enough or worthy (etc.) get in the way of us feeling happy, doing what we want to do, and being satisfied with our lives. The words she …

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Richard Wilkinson ~ Economic inequality harms societies

Richard Wilkinson ~ Economic inequality harms societies

Using historical data, Richard Wilkinson illustrates how income disparities WITHIN a society are strongly correlated with poorer general health, shorter lifespans, increased violence, less upward mobility, and much, much more. Quite shocking. Economic inequality matters.