Videos That Struck A Chord
How Can We Be So Wrong About Something So Good?
Eye-opening. We have non-profits all wrong.
Got To Find Your Flow. Again, And Again.
She gets it. Creativity is all about creating, and finding a way for inspiration to find you, or for you to run towards it.
Don't Try And Be The Hero
Empower others to be heroes and don't just stay hungry and foolish, also stay humble. Ernesto tells it as it is.
A Story Is Never The Whole Story
There are so many layers, colors and dances in our lives that drive us to where we currently our. We shouldn't be passing judgments through just a few anecdotes. Chimamanda nails it. Thank you TED and MovingWorlds.
Watts, And More Watts
I can listen to him forever, and ever.
Work Hard & Stop Complaining
For whenever you need inspiration on real grit. Don't feel sorry for yourself when you try and don't succeed. Just got to keep trying.
Zipline
This is one the most inspiring TED talks on social entrepreneurship. Zipline is using drones to deliver blood to hospitals at national scale in East Africa.
Doughnut Economics
Screw GDP. This is how we should be measuring and focusing our economy and society.
Podcasts That Prod My Curiosity, And Just Keep Me Informed
- Making Sense: Sam Harris is probably one of the best interviewers – he is not scared to ask the hard questions. This is a part of the intellectual dark web that is gathering a ton of steam.
- The TED Interview: A long(ish)-form interview with TED speakers. Chris Anderson talks to some of the most influential minds and goes deeper into their ideas. The TED Radio Hour is also pretty good.
- Joe Rogan Experience: If you’ve never heard of this, then you don’t really know your podcasts.
- Revisionist History: Malcolm Gladwell just continues to tell us stories energized by facts, that are so so entertaining, and at the same time not a waste of your time.
Documentaries That Will Change The Way You Think
You Thought You Knew Something About Poverty?
A powerful take on the industrialization of poverty. Just when you think you get it, this enlightens you on what you don't. Available on Netflix in the USA. Go here for more.
Financial Crime Is Friggin' Crime
Unbelievable what corporate America gets away with. This is sickening, but a must watch. Also The Big ShortThe Big Short and Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room.
ICARUS
Scary how far humans can go to cover up stuff. Riveting.