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This animate was adapted from a talk given at the ...
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This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award. For more information on Sir Ken's work visit: www.sirkenrobinson.c om

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Of course he was ...
By: BritBoot. on 26 May 12, 16:38:22
Of course he was being elegant/eloquent - he's a beautiful? speaker. He just lacks understanding of ADHD.

If you think he was ...
By: kingcocomango. on 26 May 12, 10:48:37
If you think he was not being? elegant, then I presume you did not fully comprehend what was going on.

how do you have a ...
By: vesperhesperus. on 26 May 12, 03:05:06
how do you have a discussion about changing education without race or class? "adhd is (maybe) a myth", are you fucking kidding me? that's hardly the worst thing happening even if it were true! school-to-prison pipeline, anyone? the absurdly high drop out (PUSHED out) rates? the drawings are nice but the? lecture's fatuous. the most common key to success is privileged socioeconomic status! so yes, his works apply to a select few, but what about the swathes of kids not even getting that much?

Speculating about ...
By: 23456Mr1. on 25 May 12, 23:46:11
Speculating about the geniuses of kindergarteners? was not the point. The point is that kindergarteners have more potential for creativity, Schooling does make an adult know more but makes them passive.

Public education is ...
By: 23456Mr1. on 25 May 12, 23:36:17
Public education is inefficient anyway, especially in an era where the Internet can provide more information than low-paid? teachers can ever do.

Why do we have to ...
By: best496. on 25 May 12, 21:55:26
Why do we have to take English 4 times in? high school to graduate? I think we should only have to take English two times and take mathematics and science four times each. I speak English, I learned it when I was born so why should I have to take it so much in high school?

Just what we need, ...
By: universalsailor. on 25 May 12, 16:10:26
Just what we need, another buzz word ... You limit kids by not making them fluent in the three Rs. Teach a child to read? and express him/herself with good grammar, and make him/her numerate. There's your grounding for everything else. Perhaps the biggest need today is to teach everyone to take responsibility for their own shortcomings and then remedy them.There's way too much "it's not my fault" thinking doing the rounds.

Is not about ...
By: drnrqsldch. on 25 May 12, 11:23:28
Is not about teaching art...? is the way you teach stuff, or "limitate" the minds of the children.

don't forget the ...
By: Ja14111948. on 25 May 12, 09:48:57
don't forget the laziness? of teachers.

He aint WRONG, but ...
By: Eoghanlebar. on 25 May 12, 06:28:35
He aint WRONG, but he doesn't really have anything useful to say. Siegfrieg Engelmann has taken education to the level of a SCIENCE with Direct Instruction (DI), and hardly anyone knows or cares. Michel Thomas's language lessons use the same principles of design as DI to make em work 100 times more efficiently than any other language learning program out there. Engelmann and Michel Thomas both have (had) critical? marketing failures, but if you want to fix education, LOOK TO THEM!

The question is not ...
By: SDS4BO. on 24 May 12, 19:10:29
The question is not how do we fit children into a future economy, the question is, when will we provide them examples of frugality, thriftiness, and prudence, right now? Don't worry about the children when your own government is spending itself into the toilet and leaving the burdens to the children. Worry about how you will find some? repsonsible adults to take the reins back from the immature jokers in our country's administration.

Emotions aside, ...
By: norevelation. on 24 May 12, 08:07:57
Emotions aside, acknowledging my poor education as a reason to my financial situation is not an "everyone else's fault" mentality.? I'm actually having difficulty understanding how you became of that assumption considering the inconsistencies of the connection. Oh well, I have given it more speculation than needed.

You want to know ...
By: IG8E8. on 24 May 12, 07:25:03
You want to know the problem today with grade school level children? LAZINESS Laziness in students, laziness in parents. They do not care anymore, and beyond? that some parents are even hostile to anyone, especially educators, who do give a damn and try to get their kids to actually do and learn something.

I dont disagree ...
By: IG8E8. on 24 May 12, 07:24:56
I dont disagree with all points in the vid, but some are off. Not all kindergarteners are geniuses. Read any study you want, then try to? actually get those hypothetical answers out of a real life 5yo.

I am sorry, but I ...
By: delmodet. on 23 May 12, 23:19:05
I am sorry, but I do not agree with the fact that "Great learning happens in groups, colaboration is? the stuff of growth". Many kids work better alone. Good video but incomplete. I don't know...

...they wanted to ...
By: devibeatrack. on 23 May 12, 15:55:46
...they wanted to make a superior being out of you so other children couldn't possibly catch up with you. by the way: for me beethoven is the justin bieber of the 18th century. way more playful and complex are chopin and bach. in comparison to them beethoven is like hardcore porn while the latter ones are like nude art (by rodin, botticelli, davinci, etc.).?

...themselves with ...
By: devibeatrack. on 23 May 12, 15:28:17
...themselves with these kids as well as they profit from the poor kids getting depressive because they realize that there's no way to make it in a system where the positions are? given away from the start. Of course the rich will bluff that "everybody" has the same chances - but that's just a trojan to lure the poor into this game.

...depressed by ...
By: devibeatrack. on 23 May 12, 15:28:04
...depressed by seeing that the kids of richer people get preferred. Of course every now and then the "upper" caste picks a "poor" kid and supports it in order? to bluff the "poor" people of whom the "rich" think that they will generalize this - and that the "poor" will blame themselves for "not making it". The fact that higher castes want to force the kids of the "poor" people into school shows that they need the kids of the poor because the rich kids profit from comparing ...

Schools - they're ...
By: devibeatrack. on 23 May 12, 15:24:44
Schools - they're not here to educate people. They're here to discriminate? with indirect methods. Children whose parents get a small amount of money (even if it's them who do the system-relevant work) should get ...

wow?
By: FreddieMercuryOwns. on 23 May 12, 09:39:58
wow?

Compelling but not? ...
By: TheChosenrebel. on 22 May 12, 22:30:56
Compelling but not? complete. much to like and process into our own educational and discipling processes in the church. But there is also the tendency to shift so radically that we end up with an equal but opposite imbalance.

I want that drawing ...
By: dswilli51. on 22 May 12, 17:55:01
I want that drawing. Where can I find it??

RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
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This lively RSAnimate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace. www.theRSA.org

Related: motivation, workplace, career, illustration, design, animation, life coach, altruism, popular psychology, sociology, rsa, the rsa, royal society of arts, rsa animate, overworked, unmotivated, drive, dan pink, dan pink drive, rsanimate

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9:44 I distinctly ...
By: valsharai. on 26 May 12, 11:36:27
9:44 I distinctly heard "be disruptive" -not-? be destructive.

"We are here to ...
By: CivilRights4Olympia. on 26 May 12, 05:05:41
"We are here to take back what? you took from us:PURPOSE"-Agent Smith

This is a breath of ...
By: Nottooshabbysabbyx. on 25 May 12, 14:30:11
This is a breath of fresh? air after so much of the individualistic attitude.

It's possible.. you ...
By: darkbyke. on 24 May 12, 19:15:09
It's possible.. you don't even understand? it. If someone gives me more money for an easy task, I'll slack.

I believe ...
By: TheKibeer. on 24 May 12, 16:05:15
I believe undeveloped are undeveloped because they haven't got grip on free trade and rule of law. Even China could do much better with some human rights and less corruption. It is the whole package - free trade and people. You cut one you cut both resulting in lesser prosperity. However there will always be some realms poorer than others. Humanitarian aid makes often things worse in the long run and exporting democracy is not easy if even possible. Money represents sum of? goods and services.

in my analogy, ...
By: t3mpl3guardian. on 24 May 12, 06:31:56
in my analogy, water is money ... I thought that would be easy to see ... and I agree with the fact that capitalism with free trade is the best we have ... but what you are not including is in the realm of undeveloped ... that is to say, there is a better way, we just? haven't figured it out yet

So, so true. I love ...
By: hurtmeloveme. on 24 May 12, 01:21:53
So, so true. I love how well? this captivated my attention and made it so easy to not lose focus.

epic!?
By: Bruno Bannani. on 23 May 12, 14:43:20
epic!?

The ethics of ...
By: idiotjim. on 23 May 12, 10:43:56
The ethics of effort and competition are ultimately rewarded with? the demolition of solidarity.

Yeah, the known ...
By: TheKibeer. on 23 May 12, 08:52:44
Yeah, the known Universe will end one day. Not sure what you mean by water. Resources are finite, that's right. However invention of new ones is best done under capitalism. Once the oil gets too expensive, investment will go elsewhere - it already started. You can hassle it by gov regulation but can prove to be contra productive -? we reduce use of fossil fuels too much and will be stuck with them for longer time.Free trade with fair play (gov oversight) aka capitalism is the best option we have

dude's got? mad ...
By: asaadbobby1. on 22 May 12, 21:21:40
dude's got? mad drawing skill.

very cool! nice? ...
By: Agnes Rechab. on 22 May 12, 19:48:31
very cool! nice? one.

At first at 1:00 ...
By: gothicfly. on 22 May 12, 18:57:26
At first at 1:00 the test is described as "higher the performance, higher the pay" but at 1:40 talking about the same test it has flipped to total opposite "Higher the pay, higher the performance." Weird. I would also like? to see the actual test records to know what it was really about. Though I totally agree with the conclusion that money is a poor motivator in tasks that require creativity.

super?
By: AlladinGaffar. on 22 May 12, 16:47:07
super?

wow?
By: Sofia Marmelad. on 22 May 12, 15:39:06
wow?

You dislike? it ...
By: TheClearOne. on 22 May 12, 10:16:08
You dislike? it through assumption, that's great.

How was this test ...
By: gothicfly. on 22 May 12, 05:15:04
How was this test done exactly? They reward the high performance with most money, yet ones who got most money had the lowest performance. That cant be technically possible. If you'd just said "higher stakes => more stress" "too much stress => bad performance" It wouldnt have been so suprising. In that light the conclusions are a bit radical. So is this video just misleading in purpose of manipulation?? I have to dislike it due to that.

I'm watching this.. ...
By: serenity44altosax. on 22 May 12, 01:49:12
I'm watching this...I? should be finishing my french proect

I? can't tell ...
By: whitebaconproduction. on 22 May 12, 00:19:33
I? can't tell whether I'm more inspired by the speaker or the artist.... [5] :)

486 people love? ...
By: TheNoWayOut85. on 21 May 12, 06:29:31
486 people love? money too much to care...

It's true; I love ...
By: ZealousAnubis. on 21 May 12, 03:30:40
It's true; I love developing myself in many ways and forms, but if I stress about what the outcome will be, I'm a total schmuck(which happens a little too often, if you? ask me). t

color in fact ...
By: verifymyageful. on 20 May 12, 05:41:27
color in fact exists because of perceptions.. so you are wrong there unless I am misinterpreting what you? are saying *.. i am really tired

Great.? I am moved
By: cryptexvinci. on 19 May 12, 17:44:24
Great.? I am moved

for the highest ...
By: opensala. on 19 May 12, 06:35:38
for the highest quality in whatever field, translating anything onto a grid of sort or price is unnecessary in the same way the color of the sky is not impressed by any of our measures. our perceptions and education or even our? sense of achievement altogether we have nothing in common with truth.

Already? ...
By: 23456Mr1. on 18 May 12, 22:21:05
Already? experienced this, even trying one of the most basic, scientifically confirmed, sensible learning mechanisms (operant conditioning aka reward-based learning) falls apart in complex cognitive skills AKA Math class. No wonder even money fails at getting myself to master that boring-as-hell subject.

RSA Animate - Choice
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In this new RSAnimate, Professor Renata Salecl explores the paralysing anxiety and dissatisfaction surrounding limitless choice. Does the freedom to be the architects of our own lives actually hinder rather than help us? Does our preoccupation with choosing and consuming actually obstruct social change? Taken from the RSA's free public events programme www.thersa.org/event s

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By saying it is ...
By: Nottooshabbysabbyx. on 25 May 12, 13:25:42
By saying it is society's problem it is very much every individual's problem as well. One individual might be afraid? to break out and do something defying the norm, however the change can come from one, it often does. Plato, Buddha, Einstein, Lenin or Hitler. Society is a very unbalanced system, and a social change deviating from the ideology of today would lead towards the extremes of the past involving class systems and excessive appeal to authority. Maybe such a radical change is not crucial.

As Prof Salecl ...
By: acsteitz. on 22 May 12, 16:03:49
As Prof Salecl points out, but then seems to come to the opposite conclusion, the problem is not the system, it is the way people respond. I'm lucky because I don't suffer? from the "I have too many options" problem that most people have. Maybe because I am not afraid of making a mistake which probably comes from the fact that I am "comfortable in my own skin". In other words, I don't worry about "what will people think." I don't try to be obnoxious or anti-social, I just don't worry about it.

In the end if you ...
By: fullfist. on 22 May 12, 11:51:41
In the end if you feel anxiety or fear it is only because you decided so. . Why should i let what someone MIGHT think to affect my emotions. Preposterous. . In the end, you can sing until the cows come home how "it is the "system's" fault", unless you take responsibility for the things you focus on, nothing? will change. . people are their own slaves and they CHOOSE to building cages they cannot see. My mother has a skin product that says; "Obey your body!" Just think about that for a second.

I? hope he keeps ...
By: DarkUchiha95. on 21 May 12, 07:40:59
I? hope he keeps all his drawings. It'd be such a shame if he erased those whenever he was done.

Does choice exist ? ...
By: RayWilliamJohansen. on 21 May 12, 00:23:47
Does choice exist ? ?

A mini documentary ...
By: PeterG00000. on 19 May 12, 03:54:08
A mini documentary on Costco on some major news channel pointed out that the business has? actually done better by presenting consumers with *less* choices in larger amounts on shelves. The internal debate is shorter and consumers can then spend more time wondering if they should be out buying something in the first place...

I love these ...
By: silentvixen0431. on 18 May 12, 16:21:44
I love these presentations!! For over a year now, I've watched so many RSA Animate presentations, my grades improved because they keep my mind turning, thinking, and constantly structuring my? own theories. Thank you!

I am a frozen. I ...
By: Andrey Panchenko. on 17 May 12, 11:52:53
I am a frozen. I hate supermarkets.?

One should make ...
By: auYouSef. on 17 May 12, 07:04:40
One should make the? distinction between being given freedom of choice and being given the slavery of options. btw, not sure if it was meant as a joke... but should 4:13 say "Lenin"? Even the image appears to be Lennon...

There? is always a ...
By: myfanwyd2005. on 16 May 12, 00:27:22
There? is always a choice. To take charge or to sit back is still a choice. We make choices in every thing we do. Even those things we do without thinking we may have made a choice in the past. Choice is also about rights and responsibilities and relationships. Choice is also in what we believe.

whaaat are you ...
By: truelieswow. on 15 May 12, 22:07:19
whaaat are you talking? about..

Believe in the? me ...
By: googolplexbyte. on 15 May 12, 10:57:15
Believe in the? me that believes in you!

Some people will? ...
By: johnnyforeigner100. on 14 May 12, 21:27:57
Some people will? never be happy.

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I don't think you ...
By: zaxapitsa5. on 10 May 12, 23:08:56
I don't think you got? it, she's not saying that choice is bad

I would much rather ...
By: schlabresfan. on 09 May 12, 14:28:15
I would much rather have too many? choices than too little

lol, this is the ...
By: plusthinking. on 06 May 12, 08:11:52
lol, this is the most bs? i have heard... choice in negative perspective. political indoctrination!

Actually to avoid ...
By: 666alberto. on 02 May 12, 17:52:06
Actually to avoid being a real jackass as? someone who call others jackass

jackass,its balkan ...
By: BuXnAMaN. on 02 May 12, 09:47:44
jackass,its balkan accent,and why should everyone talk in same accent....?? why? should everyone pretend do speak american or english accent...??

The animations are ...
By: manos626. on 28 Apr 12, 01:30:41
The animations are great but there should be less "written" stuff.I don't have time to read all of these boxes and dialogues and i lose? concentration from what narrator says.

Great observations!?
By: sedoppio. on 27 Apr 12, 14:37:12
Great observations!?

Nicely put. Nice to ...
By: RiksK15. on 19 Apr 12, 21:15:35
Nicely put. Nice to see? someone on YouTube, not shoving their or the popular opinion down others throats, but instead telling to think for themselves...

The quality of the? ...
By: 666alberto. on 19 Apr 12, 12:14:46
The quality of the? video is proportionally inverse to the quality of the speaking... such an unpleasant voice!

YEA DAMN INDIAN ...
By: 666alberto. on 19 Apr 12, 11:18:17
YEA DAMN INDIAN HITLERIAN? ACCENT!

Hello everyone, My ...
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Hello everyone, My name is Anthony Anselmo. I recently gave a speech at my college and I am looking for feedback. The video is about a speech I gave in college? about "The Pursuit of Happiness". Please, if you have time check it out and read the description. I will truly appreciate it. Thank you for your time, Sincerely, Anthony Anselmo /watch?v=4EOQ7QnbeIk

RSA Animate - The Secret Powers of Time
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Professor Philip Zimbardo conveys how our individual perspectives of time affect our work, health and well-being. Time influences who we are as a person, how we view relationships and how we act in the world.

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I had an epiphany ...
By: csick02. on 23 May 12, 23:31:16
I had an epiphany similar to this a few years ago while traveling in Italy. While walking the streets in Florence, I kept seeing banners that said, "Pace" (pronounced pah-che)? meaning peace, in English. Reflecting on its meaning, I thought of the same word in the context of the English language. In English, "pace" refers to rhythm or some function of time. I then realized that an understanding of rhythm or "pace" is essential to an understanding of peace, and how to attain it in the world.

Schools teach ...
By: frostyuk2007. on 23 May 12, 19:24:19
Schools teach children to OBEY authority, this removes responsibility from the child and denies them the opportunity to ever understand critical thinking and freedom, replacing it with unquestioning loyalty to? their slave owners. Religion and governments, they both teach humanity how to be slaves. People behave differently when authority figures are present, this leads to unconscious slavery leaving humanity with a mere illusion of freedom.

this is? super ...
By: Bruno Bannani. on 23 May 12, 14:47:53
this is? super smart!

Amazing.? Love the ...
By: Agnes Rechab. on 22 May 12, 19:50:54
Amazing.? Love the guy.

super?
By: AlladinGaffar. on 22 May 12, 16:46:11
super?

cool?
By: Sofia Marmelad. on 22 May 12, 15:47:40
cool?

At the end of this ...
By: myfanwyd2005. on 21 May 12, 01:49:41
At the end of this video he is talking about understanding how we spend our time. Time is very important for ourselves. Is spending time with others also important? How does spending time with other enrich ourselves and others? Does spending time together work out problems? Does spending time together save lives? How does spending time alone reguvenate ourselves? Are online worlds and? games good places to spend time? Questions to ponder.

If you are a truth ...
By: SeekTruthN0w. on 20 May 12, 15:29:51
If you are a truth seeker, search "Truth Contest"? in Google and click on the 1st result, then open The Present and read what it says. Everyone needs to see this. What this book says will turn this world right-side up if it reaches enough people. You will see what I mean when you read the first 3 pages.

Ahhh, I see! I ...
By: sleepyballoons. on 20 May 12, 06:02:51
Ahhh, I see! I definitely agree with? you here; however,? would you agree that it takes a bit of both (present action, future goalmaking; and while we're at it, understanding from past experience) to be a successful innovator? I wouldn't assign the label of innovator to be exclusive to either. I think a present-oriented person who learns to act for the future can be just as successful of an innovator as a future-oriented person who capitalizes on the present.

(Just noticed I ...
By: CarptheFish. on 20 May 12, 04:48:50
(Just noticed I posted two versions of the same reply. >.< ) There's a difference, in my mind, between the (future-oriented) planner and the (present-oriented) innovator: The first sees where? the trend lines are pointing, plans accordingly, and carries out that plan; they're all about delayed gratification. The second sees the condition currently on the ground, and by responding cleverly to them, creates what then becomes the future; they have made their work and their play one.

Hm, I'll have to ...
By: sleepyballoons. on 20 May 12, 02:43:12
Hm, I'll have to think about that more. I would think that many of? the Big Names in science--and I thought the video alluded to that--are more future-oriented. In no way would those who are future-oriented ride on the coattails? of those living in the present. Those who see into the future are innovators who create things never seen before--they just, as you mentioned, need a bit of that present-time recklessness and love for the moment.

Good point. The ...
By: sleepyballoons. on 20 May 12, 02:24:56
Good point. The mistakes I were referring to were the particularly hedonistic ones that afflict our society, and it's true that there needs to be a balance of all views of time in order to be successful innovators, life lovers, and history appreciators. I guess the tough thing? for most people to break their bad present-time habits is the fact that it's so dang fun and easy to be reckless.

Why thank you. ^^ ...
By: CarptheFish. on 20 May 12, 00:56:01
Why thank you. ^^ Btw,? I'm not saying the future-oriented are riding our coattails; far from it! It takes /tons/ of planning to convert flashes of brilliance into a better life. But it goes both ways: it's true, if cliché, that innovation and entrepeneuership are the greatest engines of progress. But these are risky endeavors: mostly, they fail specracularly. So it takes a certain, disciplined kind of recklessness to make those advances /that you bet on when you put money in the bank or stocks./

Why thank you, ...
By: CarptheFish. on 20 May 12, 00:40:31
Why thank you, though I think one could say more for "people like me" than that. Take the Big Names in science and the arts, for instance: Opened up whole new fields, changed the way we live, usually for the better. I don't think they did that as a means to some future goal. Hell, most of them /couldn't even imagine/ where their work would lead. No, they /couldn't help/ making those leaps and bounds, it was their? nature. And crucially, /they were allowed to chase their dreams/.

Ah, but I don't ...
By: CarptheFish. on 20 May 12, 00:24:27
Ah, but I don't know if what you can forsee is actually there. Many "forsee" wrongly. That leaves me with what /I/ can forsee, with confidence...and that's not very much. The things important to me?my friends, figuring out myself, the advance of science, free/open source software, getting a job so I can have real free time?they're not really predictable. So why would I attempt to live in the future when? I know nothing about what matters most to me there? I'll live it when it becomes the present.

Although, to be ...
By: sleepyballoons. on 19 May 12, 22:21:22
Although, to be fair, life would be less fun without people like you.?

That's a really ...
By: sleepyballoons. on 19 May 12, 22:14:38
That's a really interesting and self-aware assessment.? As someone who is super future-oriented, your comment is a good reminder on how to communicate to someone who is very different from me. I appreciate it. Although, to be honest, I rather you learn to be more future-oriented so that I don't have the burden of telling you not to make the mistakes I can foresee.

The goal should be ...
By: sleepyballoons. on 19 May 12, 21:49:26
The goal should be to train kids to be more future-oriented; not break? the educational system to cater to the hedonist, present-oriented? kids. Make the classroom more analog-based, only to act as a transition to purposefully educate students to be more future-oriented.

Even kids hammered ...
By: 23456Mr1. on 18 May 12, 21:55:03
Even kids hammered from birth in future-oriented behaviour become present-hedonists if said behaviour leads to nothing. Behaviours get more valued? if they make rewards. Hence why education nowadays is shit: you don't get a big payoff from a straight A (only illusory ones), parents already pay you with everything simply for existing in the present, the Internet provides up-to-date info (back then schools were primary info source), and how our ADD makes us see "years" as "eternity" thus despair.

Reminds me of ...
By: 23456Mr1. on 18 May 12, 21:18:58
Reminds me of Japan's high standards along with their problems that come with it, such as "hikikomori" (recluses, who are usually associated with unemployment and computer-addicted basement dwellers) and "karoshi" (death by? overwork, which is just like how you said cities with a high pace of life have the nighest coronary problems)

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RSA Animate - Crises of Capitalism
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In this RSA Animate, renowned academic David Harvey asks if it is time to look beyond capitalism towards a new social order that would allow us to live within a system that really could be responsible, just, and humane? This is based on a lecture at the RSA (www.theRSA.org).

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John Maynard Keynes ...
By: SDS4BO. on 26 May 12, 12:06:05
John Maynard Keynes: Between 1937 and 1944 he served as the head of the Eugenics Society and once called eugenics "the most important, significant and, I would add, genuine branch of sociology which exists." And Keynes, we should add, understood that economics was a? branch of sociology. So let's be clear: Keynes thought eugenics was more important, more significant, and more genuine than economics.

like the video?
By: SuperAnnabanana420. on 26 May 12, 05:33:35
like the video?

Give us? a chance ...
By: zed6952. on 26 May 12, 00:38:42
Give us? a chance so we may discover the most valuable ways to serve one another.

Yeah, YOU WISH they ...
By: SDS4BO. on 24 May 12, 20:50:57
Yeah, YOU WISH they read too much Hayek, actually, you would have DIED had they read any at all since you have perversely worked to SQUELCH all talk of Austrian economics anywhere where it seriously matters. Actually, they read too much Marx, and Keynes, and Machiavelli. Since they wanted to dominate, control, and put under their feet the true? libertarians and the free market economics that made a lot of people wealthy without the "benevolent" guidance of a "humane" dictator collective.

Always with the " ...
By: SDS4BO. on 24 May 12, 20:10:50
Always with the "new social order" rhetoric which is the same old shopworn lies that petty dictocrats peddle whenever they smell a hint of power and control that they can usurp. Adding the? words "Humane" and "responsible" is a bold and brazen PR move which is merely the devil dressing up in angelic costumery.

The pretense of ...
By: SDS4BO. on 24 May 12, 20:08:44
The pretense of this video is clearly undone when you consider what impact Keynesian economics have had for the last 80 years in America - it has reversed our edge in the marketplace that we labored (freely) to acquire and maintain since? the founding. What is broken? Keynesian economics.

"WE" don't need a ...
By: SDS4BO. on 24 May 12, 20:06:29
"WE" don't need a new "system".? We simply need to assert our natural law rights to keep the fruits of our own honest labors, and freely to trade with whomever we wish. And get the collectivists and their apologists our of our business.

Believe me, dear ...
By: SDS4BO. on 24 May 12, 20:05:26
Believe me, dear Sir: there is not in the British empire a man who more cordially loves a union with Great Britain than I do. But, by the God that made me, I will cease to exist before I yield to? a connection on such terms as the British Parliament propose; and in this, I think I speak the sentiments of America. ?Thomas Jefferson, November 29, 1775

? what is the ...
By: Xziro3. on 24 May 12, 19:16:31
? what is the intent of your response here? I'm not sure I quite understand. I? never said wealth redistribution was good.. in fact I didn't imply anything except that we need a new system..

people are corrupt ...
By: SDS4BO. on 24 May 12, 19:07:15
people are corrupt because BIg Government gives them power to do so. They tax and spend us into oblivion and all the corporations in America can't bail us? out. You have it backwards and upside down but then you may be a beneficiary of the government largesse and so therefore biased in favor of benefitting therefrom, which just underscores the corruption you pretend to fear.

Let the individual ...
By: SDS4BO. on 24 May 12, 19:02:25
Let the individual buyers beware, not the collective usurpers in the government. The government is nothing more but a giant corporation with the force of law. It is anti-competitive with all other corporations and when you remove competition you remove the incentive to make the corporations better. At least rather than one giant corporation, i.e. the government, you have many corporations whose long term survival depends upon getting sustenance from the free? market -which keeps them honest.

Your statistics are ...
By: SDS4BO. on 24 May 12, 19:00:17
Your statistics are the failure here. You fail to account for the usurpation of the? marketplace which has been happening ever since government learned they could dupe people into thinking they were accomplishing good by wealth redistribution when in fact they were doing the opposite.

No, it isn't time ...
By: SDS4BO. on 24 May 12, 18:58:30
No, it isn't time to listen to those who have been naysaying capitalism ever since it began. There is no justification for usurping the freedom of the individual to subject him and her to the whimsical forces of government who are also comprised of fallible individuals who run? a giant corporation which dips its hands into every individual's pocket and makes them into slaves. tinyurl dot com 3k3zke

this is lovely. It ...
By: KeaJei. on 24 May 12, 15:22:29
this is lovely. It almost unzipped what's in my mind is. But because of my young mind, i quiet fear what could? be this new social order.

Please make a video ...
By: aquel1983. on 24 May 12, 15:20:39
Please make a video about Monsanto and companies as such. This is genocide and everybody let's it pass as it is a "normal" situation. We need to have GMO labeled and let the people decide if they want it, not the governments and in-door debates. GMO is killing nature? and eventually they will kill us.

Exceptional! Too ...
By: aquel1983. on 24 May 12, 15:15:52
Exceptional! Too bad it only got almost 1,75 million? views.. it should have got at least 100 times more views! Thank you for sharing and making it accessible for most people.

dfgb * A ...
By: Someideasandstuff. on 24 May 12, 11:44:16
dfgb * A COMBINATION OF CAPITALISM (being able to start your own business, etc) AND SOCIALISM (universal medical care, affordable upper level education, etc) IS THE BEST OPTION * DUE IN PART TO ECONOMIES OF SCALE THEORY, CAPITALISM WILL ALWAYS LEAD TO THE CONCENTRATION OF WEALTH. THIS WOULD OCCUR EVEN IF YOU REMOVED EVERY SINGLE CORPORATION IN THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS THE UNITED STATES? FEDERAL RESERVE * THE REPUBLICANS, THE TEA PARTY, AND RON PAUL, ARE NOT THE SOLUTION * bgfd

I didn't say that, ...
By: therealrealist67. on 24 May 12, 06:56:17
I didn't say that, I said that they are a product of socialism, not capitalism, but I'll assume you meant that. It's too long of a subject to delve into on a 500 char limit, but essentially corporations minimize their? losses via public trading. Notice that the stock market is not some deregulated capitalist junkyard like most liberals will want you to believe, it is called public for a reason. Corporations are, in the words of Stefan Molyneaux, "unions for the rich". Check: watch?v=dbxZhx2eENo

And yes I do think ...
By: therealrealist67. on 24 May 12, 06:50:37
And yes I do think it would be easier for farmers to protect themselves under less regulation because they wont have? to be harrassed by the monopoly of the state. There are some states in this country that ban the sale of unpasteurized milk, even though this form of milk is far healthier for you than the typical Darigold factory farm product. You will find, in a true free market, that small businesses will absolutely thrive, because corporations no longer have their handouts to rely on.

*sigh* Again, the ...
By: therealrealist67. on 24 May 12, 06:47:52
*sigh* Again, the consumers are the ones who watch Monsantos back. If an outbreak occurs and people start to die in a certain region, and the one constant in those is that they all ate Monsanto GMO foods, then Monsanto will immediately need to either clean up its act and prove it to the public or go out of business. This isn't that complicated. They? have the vested interest of making sure their products arn't pure poison by making sure they are safe for the general public to eat.

and about the new ...
By: Xziro3. on 24 May 12, 06:40:59
and about the new theory, well I? don't know yet, it's 2012 and I think it's time to think outside the box don't you think? Clearly nothing has worked. In a society where we have an abundance of food where more than 100% of the population can be fed, 1 out of every 7 people is still dying from starvation.. This system has clearly failed don't you think? by the way, can you explain how corporations are a product of capitalism and not socialism? I'm not for or against either, but just curious

I agree with what ...
By: Xziro3. on 24 May 12, 06:29:11
I agree with what you're saying, but you still haven't answered my question: if you take the government out of things, who is going to watch Monsanto's back? Lets just pick an easy one: labeling GMOs. Do you think it will? be easier for citizen's to make Monsanto right GMO on all the foods that are genetically engineered? Do you think it will be easier for the farmers to protect themselves from Monsanto with LESS regulation? Yes, the government isn't working, but deregulation won't be better.

(cont.)? We just ...
By: 1337wafflezz. on 24 May 12, 02:04:43
(cont.)? We just have to be constantly vigilant of the actions of our government. This goes back to the founding fathers who specifically WARNED us to keep an eye out on the feds. We have a Republic..as long as we can KEEP it. If unchecked our Republic will fail, and by God it is failing right now.

Your premise is ...
By: 1337wafflezz. on 24 May 12, 02:02:25
Your premise is flawed. If someone is able to "hoard capital" but there exists a limited government, that government cannot have any or little influence? on the market. They wouldn't have the power to screw with people and bail out their cronies when the free market cycle turns against the "hoarders". Thus the natural cycle of failures and rises of businesses will continue. The problem is once again...the GOVERNMENT!!!

RSA Animate - The Divided Brain
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In this new RSAnimate, renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist explains how our 'divided brain' has profoundly altered human behaviour, culture and society. Taken from a lecture given by Iain McGilchrist as part of the RSA's free public events programme. To view the full lecture, go to www.youtube.com Like the RSA on Facebook: www.facebook.com

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this? is so you ...
By: lequebecois2. on 25 May 12, 07:18:37
this? is so you watch it many times.

I really like ...
By: BurritoBazooka. on 24 May 12, 00:15:25
I really like RSAnimate, but I always find myself pausing every couple of? seconds to read all the text. It would be handy to either not write as much, or pause so that the viewer can read what is being clarified/realised/contextualized.

wtf was that red ...
By: Trashy Kun. on 21 May 12, 23:55:54
wtf was that red light? sword

This is very ...
By: DarkUchiha95. on 21 May 12, 07:54:51
This is very accurate? and I'm glad I'm one of the few who atull

Please? in ...
By: dikasantru. on 21 May 12, 00:36:46
Please? in spanishhhh :/

I find it sad that ...
By: MarshlandSniper. on 19 May 12, 03:51:27
I find it sad that you would chastise Iain for sharing his logical thoughts but nothing is said about mainstream sellouts who produce dumbed down crap. That video is not a forum to prove anything -? it is there to inspire the scientific community to look into this more. This is just not Iain's point of view - I myself, feel that creative & philosophical thoughts are being weighed less and less in society as a whole, against the tangible but hollow materialism.

GRRRRRRR! Whats ...
By: mazzer7t8. on 18 May 12, 12:16:13
GRRRRRRR! Whats funny about this?? What a load of old shit!! Nothing? funny happend!! Nobody even got? hurt! What a fucking swizz!!!!!

By saying that ...
By: nadiamasot. on 15 May 12, 00:15:42
By saying that rationality is grounded by intuition he is not saying that they are the same thing. He is simply saying? that one cannot be sustained without the other.

Try reading? The ...
By: akm97. on 14 May 12, 20:29:37
Try reading? The Master and His Emissary. More than 2,500 pieces of research referred to, and a very cogent argument

I like his ...
By: MARSBOR33. on 14 May 12, 15:51:10
I like his intuition, but I would also like to see research that proves his theories. As a psychiatrist he? should be aware of the social implications of his messages and I believe he should not refer to his own experiences as a psychiatrist as general fact without scientific research to prove these experiences are fact.

mind blowing ... ...
By: westbam278. on 14 May 12, 06:38:22
mind blowing ... what a great overview!? !!

This guy said that ...
By: supercerebralcortex. on 14 May 12, 01:44:21
This guy said that rationality is grounded by intuition....... so by that logic, Einstein was saying the the sacred gift? and the faithful servant were the same thing.

CONFUSING?
By: GunwarriorB10ck. on 10 May 12, 17:11:28
CONFUSING?

The moo sounds and ...
By: MrGiovhanny. on 09 May 12, 06:21:25
The moo sounds and hissing made me think Minecraft was running in the backround. The sound effects are so similar you could? say they are the same...

Excellent !?
By: TheKietian. on 06 May 12, 06:21:23
Excellent !?

loved? it!
By: sm1llys. on 04 May 12, 07:53:43
loved? it!

Excellent! ?
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Excellent! ?

such a beutifully ...
By: tharunsaig. on 29 Apr 12, 21:24:06
such a beutifully explained thing ...?

Hold on I need to ...
By: BR3TTST3R. on 29 Apr 12, 19:57:07
Hold on I need to watch this again?

Check out? my music!
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Check out? my music!

What a great ...
By: benthejrporter. on 29 Apr 12, 16:35:45
What a great illustration. Very stylish and? it clarifies McGilchrist's words.

This, so far, is ...
By: eqlipse333. on 28 Apr 12, 02:02:20
This, so far, is the most balanced and well-argued video of all the RSA videos. In quite a few of them, despite making excellent points or delivering? a potent and powerful message, the speaker would have a tendency to make misleading/false over-generalizations. Of course, they all accomplish the goal of provoking and encouraging critical thinking, but this particular video fills my scientific satisfaction with BALANCED arguments/statements.

Nice talk but I? ...
By: sedoppio. on 27 Apr 12, 14:13:25
Nice talk but I? can't say I like the sound effects. They take away the power of the words.

68 Scientologists ...
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68 Scientologists have disliked this? video LULZ

RSA Animate - Smile or Die
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Acclaimed journalist, author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the darker side of positive thinking.

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oh..found it? ..
By: Aviajamin. on 24 May 12, 20:08:36
oh..found it? ..

Why is a lot of my ...
By: Aviajamin. on 24 May 12, 20:06:40
Why is a lot of my writtings disappearing??

Ha ha, and I didn´t ...
By: Aviajamin. on 24 May 12, 20:04:02
Ha ha, and I didn´t mention your point, because I thought it is obvious that positive thinking makes is more possible to see oppurtunities.Oh well, I guess we? just got a lesson in how misunderstandings can happend. Of cause I am also all in for empowerment, I just whant some ethics to go along with is. This life approach really doesn't make us into anything else than opputunists, if we don´t do that. Empowerment should be based on values - not on ability to enter open doors before others does.

Of course it isn't ...
By: fragman08. on 24 May 12, 19:52:53
Of course it isn't their fault, I'm not saying it is. I didn't mention your point because I thought it too obvious to bother affirming, you're right. Sure. There is a trend of blaming the victims, I know. But at the same time the 'victims' should find a way to empower themselves in spite of circumstances beyond their control, and self defeatist thinking does them no good. For their own sake, not for the sake? of other people's feelings.

What I really don´t ...
By: Aviajamin. on 24 May 12, 19:45:31
What I really don´t like, is the guilt that this thought about positive thinking is spreading. An ex:According to this thought, it is fat peoples own fault that they are fat, so now they do not only? have to carry the burden of extra weight, social jugdement and all the difficulties that comes along with being heavy, no, they also have to recognize that they are sinners, for not thinking happy enough.I think we should rather support and accept eachother, than deside what is the best lifeapporach

This saying, that ...
By: Aviajamin. on 24 May 12, 19:33:28
This saying, that tells us to be happy and see opportunities all the time, where does it come from anyways? Is it a product of a cultural grounding thought, that we need to be productive and happy or else we do not get the best out of life? Why? Why can´t we cry or be angry and unproductive for a while, and let others carry us, untill we get well and can carry others? When a door closes, why is it not? okay to feel the pain that comes with it, and let it have an influence on our life for a while?

I only ignored your ...
By: Aviajamin. on 24 May 12, 19:26:17
I only ignored your point because you ignored mine... I do agree on your point - but my point is, that even if you are doing everything? you can to be possitive and see opportunities all the time, life can be a bitch sometimes, and I do not think it is very helpfull to those who experience unemployment, death in family, rape, hurricaines, depressions, mental illness, illnes in generel, ec. - to make it nearly a tabu to say "this is shit", before they sayi "Shit happends - now lets move on...."

good job totally ...
By: fragman08. on 24 May 12, 17:40:38
good job totally ignoring my point. I never said thoughts are able to magically rectify any situation we find ourselves? in, I said 'positive' thought can lead us to become aware of opportunities around us. When such opportunities do not exist, as in the case of 'starving children' (presumably in third world nations) Then obviously no amount of thought will help. You are ever so disingenuous. Try again, derp.

I get your point, ...
By: Aviajamin. on 24 May 12, 17:35:16
I get your point, and I wish you the best of luck? with telling starving children that perspective...

A lot of the ...
By: fenderkid6. on 24 May 12, 13:57:57
A lot of the skepticism here is rather misplaced. I doubt any rational person would say thoughts directly influence reality. However, the way one perceives the world undeniably affects one's interaction with it, this includes actions an individual might take,? and where it would lead them. Single minded determination often succeeds because it permeates our life and we subconsciously and consciously find ways to realise our goals.

Positive thought is ...
By: fenderkid6. on 24 May 12, 13:46:01
Positive thought is crucial in that it enables us to take action. If we believe our actions are futile, then? we are doomed to self-defeat.

Agree at some ...
By: AlexRiderRocks. on 23 May 12, 17:35:40
Agree at some points, disagree? in others.

Agreed, it affect ...
By: Aviajamin. on 23 May 12, 12:13:45
Agreed, it affect your approach to the world and therefor a positive approach can increase the? ability to see possibilites...But if you do not succeed anyways, you can´t say it is because yout thinking is wrong. But I think aswell that we understand eachother. My point is only that there is a world around you that works independent from your thoughts...and it seems like you get that point ;-)

Your attitude does ...
By: TheLadyShiori. on 23 May 12, 11:28:48
Your attitude does affect? your actions--as well as it affects the people around you. Thinking can impact the environment; but I do understand where you're coming from as well. :)

Of cause? it is a ...
By: Aviajamin. on 23 May 12, 07:23:43
Of cause? it is a nice thing to be happy, but if happiness is on the cost of what is real - then no thank you....You might as well do drugs then...

That is a really ...
By: Aviajamin. on 23 May 12, 07:20:30
That is a really bad argument. Positive and negative thinking has both consequenses, if it is followed up with action or not. But that is not the point here. The point is, that you can not blame your way of thinking for everything that is happening to you. And? you can not control what happends to you, with your thinking...

A strong mind will ...
By: fullfist. on 22 May 12, 10:48:12
A strong mind will naturally take action when focusing on something. action is an extension of the mind. . Only a delusional mind thinks it's focusing on something while not really having the willpower to carry it out. Mostly those are thoughts implanted by an outside source and have no honest? power. . See what i mean? .

Not really, you ...
By: blackdeckbox. on 20 May 12, 11:48:47
Not really, you need a balance. Positive thinkers DO look at problems, but in a positive way. Ipod is coming out! Even though our profit is lower than as expected, I believe Ipod2 will generate better profits! But how? Negative thinkers will go Ipod is a disaster!? We are losing money everyday over this product, we should try a different approach. Both are good, it's only when you become TOO happy or TOO depressed that it becomes delusional.

You cannot ...
By: Simmy56. on 18 May 12, 23:34:17
You cannot attribute the financial crisis to positive thinking and ideology. Organizational inertia, power and ambition, as well as a political environment? which permitted risk taking are all much larger factors. Wall street executives did not? make risks and ignore bad omens because someone told them to have a "positive" attitude. Rather, our cognitive limits in thinking, social pressures such as group think, and a financial system which rewards risks are much larger contributing factors.

Happiness is a ...
By: yrbabuena. on 18 May 12, 12:06:19
Happiness is a feeling. Feelings just are. We? can't "choose" feelings. Our feelings simply surface as whatever they are. Pos. thinking isn't really an attempt to think differently, but to "feel different" than one does. Therefore, it is phoney.

I consider " ...
By: yrbabuena. on 18 May 12, 12:04:08
I consider "positive thinking" to be negative, & "negative thinking" to be positive. Pos. thinkers don't like looking at problems. Neg. thinkers not only look at problems, we dwell on them, to *solve* the problems. Therefore, we're the ones who come up w/solutions! Pos. thinkers let probs. persist! (Some? neg. thinkers dwell w/no intention finding solutions. They are probably expressing grief indirectly, & that should be respected/supported, to allow the person to resolve it in their own time.)

I think often? time ...
By: jakevikoren. on 18 May 12, 01:14:15
I think often? time people are not suggesting delusion. If I am let go from my job, yes it is foolish to pretend that it never happened. However, why not accept the reality that you were laid off and choose to be happy regardless?

she talks on a thin ...
By: Xziro3. on 17 May 12, 19:42:07
she talks on a thin line.. to those who do not truly understand positive thinking. I think you're right, she's only against the? people that become docile and naive when they think positively. telling them to wake the fuck up!

she didnt? spend ...
By: MrJmanjenks. on 17 May 12, 01:34:51
she didnt? spend enough time talking about her whole collective power idea, you cant just introduce an idea like that and then end the video!

RSA Animate - The Empathic Civilisation
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Bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society.

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"Christians are ...
By: SmilingDemon22. on 25 May 12, 18:32:30
"Christians are arguably the most emphatic of? all" two? words : "Spanish Inquisition" :)

yeah that makes ...
By: every1luvzkk. on 23 May 12, 20:38:26
yeah that makes sense?

Nit pick the bad? ...
By: Phyrexious. on 23 May 12, 10:08:49
Nit pick the bad? Yeah, because pointing out the atrocities that have been done IN THE NAME of religion has to be swept under the rug right? "Western civ proves it" Proves what? That? you are incapable of seeing more correlations and only pick the one you want it to be? How about cultural or geological distribution, you know, it's right in the name: WESTERN. There are many countries with a Christian religion that are doing piss poor. You're just looking for proof what you want to believe.

The presumption ...
By: fullfist. on 23 May 12, 10:05:45
The presumption that a human would first have to untie the world to be able to empathize with an alien is false. . you can make friends with an alien but still not care about someone on the other side? of the world In a lot of ways that someone is still more alien to me than an ET being i actually get to meet. . This has been recognized so in order to force the World Order either every race, economy and culture has to mix (preposterous) or an external threat has to emerge. .

let's say aliens ...
By: fullfist. on 23 May 12, 09:57:21
let's say aliens come? to visit my town, everyone meets them, talks to them, gets a tour inside the vessels. Likely we'll see their side of things and start building a mutually beneficial relationship. . But the rest of the country only hears rumors about them. How many of the rest will be willing to accept them into their homes? None. . If the city gains bad impressions likely the whole race will be shunned as a defense mechanism. Good impressions- we'll be cautiously curious. .

i'm trying to say ...
By: fullfist. on 23 May 12, 09:48:45
i'm trying to say that Christians are arguably the most emphatic of all, the European civilization proves it (even if some self-critically like to nit pick all the bad and exaggerate still it is incomparable to the rest) . but even for us it's hard to empathize with every bad thing that happens around the world. contribute locally. . Empathy is very emotionally expensive, if you don't wanna be destabilized and overwhelmed you have? to harden- a doctor wont empathize to stay focused. .

i believe we can ...
By: every1luvzkk. on 22 May 12, 22:57:44
i believe we can extend our empathy to the whole world. you kinda sound pessimistic. because if in the future we find aliens and empathize? with them, that would mean that the world was just another step before that.

you. are. amazing. ...
By: every1luvzkk. on 22 May 12, 22:54:32
you. are. amazing. this was very? well thought out and great for visual learners

This is one of the ...
By: bobbyekat. on 22 May 12, 14:19:33
This is one of the nicest pieces? of philosophy I have had the pleasure to enjoy!

"Merely an ...
By: Phyrexious. on 22 May 12, 10:53:56
"Merely an extension"? I see? you like to argue about semantics on youtube...

I see a revolution ...
By: akalpine. on 22 May 12, 10:43:00
I see a revolution coming, of empathy coming in the? future and it will be huge.

While empathy is ...
By: fullfist. on 22 May 12, 10:42:01
While empathy is important in building a stable community it only extends as far as you can see people, hear people and touch people this was extended by technology and? education BUT NOT ENOUGH TO FORGE THIS NEW UNITED NEW WORLD that you're dreaming about. . I assure you Europeans didn't give a flying fuck about the Haiti, it was just news worthy. . People are even being numbed by the constant flow of dark news, it is best to focus on improving you local community. Less TV, more life. .

who says Christians ...
By: fullfist. on 22 May 12, 10:35:23
who says Christians believe "think this life is not your one and only"? it is believed that afterlife is merely an extension of one life and that the postmortem recognition you get is based? on the effort you put into yourself and the community . The proper civilization to view is the Hindu, read their civilizational texts and you'll understand why even the lower castes can't emphasize with each other and why it was considered a generally sucky and dirty place by the Persians and Chinese. .

...most people? in ...
By: dasheiligeheerlager. on 21 May 12, 16:47:33
...most people? in the world believe in god (or gods) that means this knd of empathy must be some kind of western world speciality. than "one world" will be a little hard to create...against the majority of the world, with less empathy...

not entirely. It's ...
By: bamfojm. on 20 May 12, 06:32:35
not entirely. It's true that, genetically, we aren't much different so? in terms of the nature of our brains they haven't changed much from those of a hunter/gatherer human. However, the brain develops in the context of it's environment (nurture, if you will), and the experiences of a modern human are very different which certainly changes the way we develop.

Exactly. It's kind ...
By: PeterG00000. on 19 May 12, 01:23:11
Exactly. It's kind of tragic, and makes it hard? for me to be mad at them for it. How lonely it must be to convince yourself to hate and fear people one has never met

Mostly true. We do ...
By: zzolaman. on 18 May 12, 16:56:26
Mostly true. We do not necessarily need to discover alien life, but rather accept the statistical probability that there is alien life. The idea that there are "others" out there, is enough to create the empathetic ties. But? you are correct that there is no "us" without "them".

If we think of ...
By: cat1818. on 17 May 12, 11:51:12
If we think of theological, tribal and nation state ´empathic ties´, the empathy that we feel towards them is based on an idea of ´sameness´- that we share some sort of cultural or ideological history/destiny. But ´sameness´ can only be appreciated when placed? in opposition to ´otherness´- those that are not the same as us. The idea of ´belonging´ can only make sense when we consider what, and who, we are NOT rather than who we are. A ´global empathy´ is unlikely unless we discover alien life..

I agree in a ...
By: sonofsin110. on 15 May 12, 21:45:44
I agree in a greater since of unity, but I think the individual is still very important. Take for instance the Haiti example, yes if you look at it on a one-dimensional level, people acting in self interest? would not give toward Haitian relief. However, it is very possible for humans to be pleasure-seeking, utilitarian, and directed by self interest but still follow these principles of empathy. Empathy gives us pleasure when we give. We can be charitable for completely selfish reasons.

everyone is ...
By: darkpal123. on 15 May 12, 21:13:35
everyone is becoming empathetic due too the internet and its social sites. but what is an empathetic civilisation? what would i promise? and what would it bring what does it look like?

5:12 is very much ...
By: CelticKraut. on 15 May 12, 08:58:42
5:12 is very much false.?

It can be spelled ...
By: Shlockey. on 15 May 12, 02:37:14
It can be spelled with a z? or a s.

We? are becoming a ...
By: Shlockey. on 15 May 12, 02:25:30
We? are becoming a collective consciousness on every level.

Bringing out the ...
By: myfanwyd2005. on 14 May 12, 00:50:44
Bringing out the empathy to strengthen many relationships is the go. We all know what it? feels like when empathy is low. We get swept away in worries. Empathy is listening, receiving, give and take without complication.

then buddhist ...
By: anorexicbuddhaful. on 13 May 12, 15:46:52
then buddhist monasteries, which hold principles of ending suffering (not pain), are those communities? unempathetic?

RSA Animate - First as Tragedy, Then as Farce
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In this short RSA Animate, renowned philosopher Slavoj Zizek investigates the surprising ethical implications of charitable giving.

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(Not forgetting ...
By: Omnamah Shivaya. on 23 May 12, 12:27:46
(Not forgetting that LRA activity is not that? heavy in Uganda now and in other regions, meaning its not as simple as just aiding the Ugandan military.) Publicity of the LRA's crimes is not a bad thing. And proving that when enough people get behind something they can change the actions of tyrants, is not a bad thing.

What makes you ...
By: Omnamah Shivaya. on 23 May 12, 12:26:34
What makes you think that? What makes K2012 so imperialistic? It's aim is to stop sectors of the population being marginalised and? manipulated. Sure, they support the US sending advisors to held the Ugandan military, but what other alternative is there? The US has the most sophisticated military knowledge in the world, and the Ugandan military, for all the allegations against them, are the sovereign force in the region.

Seriously? Saying ...
By: ReemKhurshid. on 23 May 12, 07:41:34
Seriously? Saying is one thing - doing is another. Despite their claims the? whole campaign is predicated on maintaining/reinforcing notions of a marginalized and manipulated populace, Empire and the Global North's relationship to the Global South. Sure, it's been nicely repackaged to appeal to the consumer of 2012 - but it's the same old hegemonic story.

Yes but? their plan ...
By: fackajna. on 22 May 12, 22:26:07
Yes but? their plan didn't work so well... As ?i?ek says, we need something new, a reformation of the entire system but something that is not communism. I don't really understand what that would be

All this, helping ...
By: fullfist. on 22 May 12, 09:59:09
All this, helping the community. I always thought it was the taxes? are supposed to do that .

What working ...
By: rashikirilova. on 17 May 12, 19:25:42
What working alternatives are there to capitalism? Can you recommend me an introduction to diffeent economies, probably a textbook or something like that?? Thanks in advance.

A. Because Ron ...
By: redriverhautbois. on 17 May 12, 02:13:23
A. Because Ron Paul is a politician, not an intellectual. B. Because his ideology is? belligerent and markets itself to belligerent people.

why??
By: MrRtek84. on 17 May 12, 01:45:40
why??

Charity does ...
By: myfanwyd2005. on 16 May 12, 01:12:22
Charity does prevent death. Society is colourful, charity has a place. How nations spend their money on welfare is interesting. Some people are third generation welfare payments. Charity can free someone up, but can also? stagnate. We can sustain all into the future regardless of these concerns.

Charity is needed ...
By: myfanwyd2005. on 16 May 12, 01:05:46
Charity is needed on the belief that we have not enough work for all. Do we have enough work for all? Can we feel valued in our work? Do national? 'map' 'paper' boundaries prevent some movement of people to employment. Heavy migration would completely change our market groupings.

People need voices? ...
By: myfanwyd2005. on 16 May 12, 00:49:36
People need voices? and to be listened to.

This guy knows ways ...
By: dat3tree. on 15 May 12, 04:32:16
This guy knows ways up. I agree 100%.? I love it web he says "no bullshit"

No?
By: redriverhautbois. on 15 May 12, 03:29:28
No?

Wow,? what? Did you ...
By: Omnamah Shivaya. on 15 May 12, 00:25:27
Wow,? what? Did you not watch the Kony2012 video that went viral? They spend something like half the film saying how they want to create a complete change in social attitudes. Get off that bandwagon.

Half of? the things ...
By: simeonasmith. on 13 May 12, 22:17:01
Half of? the things he says is misunderstood.. when he says 'gesture' they transcribe 'cluster'... These people need to hear more Slovenglish!

Hmm. Interesting ...
By: Jointknight. on 13 May 12, 06:36:05
Hmm. Interesting accent. Passionate. I would like to believe this is a better idea and that somehow socialism/marism/leninism/modern humanism? or any ism for that matter will help us create a better world. But we aren't interested in the most important thing in our lives. Our own happiness. That happiness is found in denying yourself and living for others. And Slavoj is correct not in a superficial way. Moral joy, physical conscious empathy these aren't found in politics/science, only Jesus.

Ron Paul? to speak ...
By: MrRtek84. on 12 May 12, 17:51:03
Ron Paul? to speak in RSA Animate!

That would be case ...
By: Threewisejavi. on 10 May 12, 23:20:44
That would be case if capitalism? was intrinsically bad, which is not. It's not perfect either, and this is were regulation and laws are implemented to (in theory) try to fix the imperfections. And so poverty is not intrinsically related to capitalism exploitation. Many times it's due to corrupt governments, social-political movements or laws which isolate a group of people, discrimination, exploitation (regardless of economical structure), charity is not really directly related to any of these.

Whether your ...
By: HamidKarzai. on 10 May 12, 21:31:31
Whether your charity is smart or not, it still requires money, and that money is going to come directly (from people like Soros) or indirectly (from your charitable average Joe) from profits made by capitalist exploitation. The same exploitation? that creates the very people who need charity! By providing charity you ameliorate the problems created by capitalism, and in doing so you prolong capitalism's lifespan, which will go on to create more poverty.

I also didn't like ...
By: Threewisejavi. on 10 May 12, 19:36:55
I also didn't like his tone when he referred Toms shoes (i might be bias here). He stereotypes them by stating that they give shoes to "some African nation". Yeah they have given? shoes to African Nations, but the founder's inspiration were shoeless kids in Argentina (and they have given to kids in United States). It doesn't affect the point he wanted to make, yeah they make a business out of that, but I feel he was stereotyping and simplifying too much to make his point.

Charity is amoral? ...
By: Threewisejavi. on 10 May 12, 19:30:26
Charity is amoral? agree in the sense that,? yes, there are charitable organizations which don't deal with the core problems. Yet,someone has to do something short term. Changing the core problem would usually take a long time, who's going to help out those in need while the fixing process is taking place? Of course Im referring to smart charity, not going to some place and giving them free stuff, but groups that make well thought out plans suggested by the the same people they intend to help

20th Century ...
By: LeftEdit. on 09 May 12, 11:48:09
20th Century communism was a catastrophe? >>??? if you look at Cuba that makes no sense and erodes Zizeks arguments

7:40 'global ...
By: LeftEdit. on 09 May 12, 11:45:29
7:40 'global capitalism with a human face' only exists inside the imperialist countries.? in the underdeveloped and oppressed nations - the true horror of capitalism is revealed

His conclusions do ...
By: theubermensche1. on 08 May 12, 17:16:04
His conclusions do not necessarily lead on from his analysis. His analysis, evidence is good? but his conclusions do not follow. He uses bad psychology and passes it off as scientific knowledge. It's not.

Can you develop ...
By: helenagothicangel13. on 08 May 12, 11:16:07
Can you develop please??

RSA Animate - 21st century enlightenment
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Matthew Taylor explores the meaning of 21st century enlightenment, how the idea might help us meet the challenges we face today, and the role that can be played by organisations such as the RSA.

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i love the ending ...
By: difficultbastard. on 22 May 12, 10:50:40
i love the ending statement. I realised A while? ago that the world changes because of the actions of a surprisingly small amount of people, compared to the amount of people it changes. I was watching a video the other day and I was surprised to find out that the law regarding homosexuality as illegal (the uk), was changed to legal AGAINST the the public's' wishes, by an elitist.

(I meant statement ...
By: gdogvibes1. on 20 May 12, 07:19:36
(I meant statement not question in my previous comment) I? do not believe that the youth is apathetic, nor do I believe that violent video games make the youth, or any age group apathetic.

fair enough. I ...
By: myfanwyd2005. on 20 May 12, 07:07:20
fair enough. I need? a break from this computer, and I also needed to hear what you were saying. why are youth apathetic I wonder? what do you say? Violence is not apathy.

Nice questions and ...
By: gdogvibes1. on 20 May 12, 04:21:35
Nice questions and all pal, but what did any of them have to do with my initial question? At 5:30 he say's that violent? games are one of the reasons that make the youth apathetic. All I said is that I completely disagree with that notion.

This is only my ...
By: myfanwyd2005. on 20 May 12, 03:18:54
This is only my quick thought. We tend to fight, war, divide? Are we violent? Can we divide & debate & return to getting along with each other? Can we have different experiences & avoid violence? We divide from family when we leave home & become different from our families but in some instances gain? identity & respect &can still get along with our families.Are things really violent or is it a process of change? Do we need limits?These are general thoughts.

I comment too ...
By: myfanwyd2005. on 20 May 12, 00:52:20
I comment too quickly on YouTube and don't always get it all out or work it all through first. It is hard to follow people's views? with the max word limit. Anyway all is good discussion. Bye

explain????
By: gdogvibes1. on 19 May 12, 15:53:08
explain????

jesus fucking ...
By: ElTresDeMayo1808. on 19 May 12, 11:55:23
jesus fucking christ? I was speaking SARCASTIC! im a socialist I dont believe in god....

I am not religious. ...
By: myfanwyd2005. on 19 May 12, 10:54:27
I am not religious. Is man essentially facing the same challenges as way back then? Is there clear evidence of Jesus' attempts to tackle the challenges of the da?. Would his solutions work today? Is so, may be worth reading what he did then. However the first place we can look for problems needing solving is in ourselves. First place we can? also then fix problems is in our selves. We have the mistakes and the solutions. Help ourselves and then help others is the shared version of this.

Sorry last? thought ...
By: myfanwyd2005. on 19 May 12, 10:46:23
Sorry last? thought, are people inherently violent. How are we true to ourselves and then true to others? Thanks for listening.

Great video. What I ...
By: myfanwyd2005. on 19 May 12, 10:42:39
Great video. What I have experienced is that we all know how it? feels in our feel good state. We try to get that feeling back by hard work. But nothing will get you there if you don't slow a little and be calm. Just being a little more can bring big changes to many circumstances. It can bring happiness too. It can bring creativity for solving problems.

By that I? mean, ...
By: myfanwyd2005. on 19 May 12, 10:26:04
By that I? mean, onliners vs offliners?? But now to think does violent video games cause trouble, or violent people causes violent video games? Just my questions.

Perhaps it may ...
By: myfanwyd2005. on 19 May 12, 10:22:53
Perhaps it may create social divide????

I completely ...
By: gdogvibes1. on 15 May 12, 03:26:01
I completely disagree with the idea of violent video games making the coming? youth and the present youth apathetic.

athiest here: Jesus ...
By: geekgroupie42. on 06 May 12, 14:46:50
athiest here: Jesus had some great ideas! especially the socialist ones. but then i get confused... 1. jesus was all for charity. 2. jesus wasn't a fan of the political rulers - they put him on the cross. 3. christianty was adopted by the ruling class (Christian Roman Empire). 4. christian ideals became emeshed with captialist ones especially during industralisation. Now we? have the Capitalist Christ selling his mech all over town, mostly brought by catholics, supposedly the most left wing

5:17? not your type ...
By: jren86. on 04 May 12, 12:04:34
5:17? not your type buddy! XD

it is not ...
By: wigglethemiddle1. on 03 May 12, 19:53:34
it is not surprising that this speaker simply critiques the "hubris" of individualism from the perspective of a Marxist/postmodern view of man as an? intrinsically social being. Although the illustrations are interesting, the talk is really just an old idea.

The problem is when ...
By: TheSenseiClay. on 02 May 12, 07:30:34
The problem is when you are conscious of your self, but vestiges? of your old self and life lure you back into ignorance and its repercussions.

Doesn't the guy? ...
By: utopia752. on 23 Apr 12, 15:35:39
Doesn't the guy? ever get a cramp? It always seems to be the same one... hope you pay him well lol.

Doesn't this make ...
By: dalebednell. on 22 Apr 12, 10:03:30
Doesn't this make you think about the future, and give's an idea of what needs to change. Lets? shoot all the politicians they complicate the lives of ordinary people.

Hello everyone, My ...
By: snwbrdkd92. on 16 Apr 12, 23:34:15
Hello everyone, My name is Anthony Anselmo. I recently gave a speech at my? college and I am looking for feedback. The video is about a speech I gave in college about "The Pursuit of Happiness". Please, if you have time check it out and read the description. I will truly appreciate it. Thank you for your time, Sincerely, Anthony Anselmo /watch?v=4EOQ7QnbeIk

I choose to work ...
By: mmaarrkkuuss1515. on 12 Apr 12, 06:48:22
I choose to work for my own selfish wellbeing.?

May? I ask why it ...
By: dencrowcune. on 11 Apr 12, 17:37:15
May? I ask why it is that you work ?

I don't see why we ...
By: mmaarrkkuuss1515. on 11 Apr 12, 17:20:17
I don't see why we should care to provide? services if we don't get paid for what they're worth.

I don't? see how ...
By: dencrowcune. on 11 Apr 12, 17:13:28
I don't? see how earning money should be equally important as providing our services.

RSA Animate - Language as a Window into Human Nature
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In this new RSAnimate Steven Pinker shows us how the mind turns the finite building blocks of language into infinite meanings. Taken from the RSA's free public events programme www.thersa.org/event s

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lol that's why the ...
By: ALPHADESIGNTAMPICO. on 25 May 12, 03:35:59
lol that's why the artist draw? it

I absolutely agree ...
By: TheeMidnightMarauder. on 23 May 12, 18:55:10
I absolutely agree with you. But, once? again, being completely direct with people sometimes isn't such a good idea. Being direct sometimes equates to being rude. Look at Howard Stern.

ahh so awesome? !
By: cayterr. on 21 May 12, 21:13:58
ahh so awesome? !

lol?
By: Breerox108. on 20 May 12, 04:09:01
lol?

that made me laugh ...
By: verifymyageful. on 20 May 12, 03:57:42
that made me laugh so fucking hard lololol :P :P :P the person who drew? this is great :D

So mutual knowledge ...
By: 23456Mr1. on 18 May 12, 20:39:19
So mutual knowledge is related to the Prisoner's? Dilemma?

He forgot the L in ...
By: Eny4lius. on 17 May 12, 02:48:59
He forgot the L in the word knowledge on the left at 7:56?

Boom! Using these ...
By: EnergyOrient. on 16 May 12, 05:45:11
Boom! Using these etchings for parties?

I feel like he just ...
By: dat3tree. on 15 May 12, 04:44:37
I feel like he just made something really? simple into something really complicated. I could be wrong...

This was better ...
By: thecaveoawesomeness. on 15 May 12, 01:13:28
This was better than the hour long version.....?

That was ...
By: thecaveoawesomeness. on 15 May 12, 01:11:13
That was interesting! It makes sense though! How we use innuendos to make us feel comfortable and act as a buffer preventing us from knowing? the objective truth of a situation! I always thought we made them because we humans are clever and sly people xD

I love? that ...
By: nevillewood1. on 09 May 12, 01:23:58
I love? that comment. you legend

that was? intense
By: beccajennie. on 08 May 12, 05:43:08
that was? intense

the ambiguity? of ...
By: lotusbubu. on 02 May 12, 16:53:31
the ambiguity? of language is sometimes needed to maintain relationship and avoid award situations. That makes sense!

Yet you must step ...
By: seacaptain72. on 01 May 12, 21:24:49
Yet you must step outside yourself and ask, 'is it just obvious to me, or is it obvious to everyone?'. I bet you can think of a ton of socially awkward individuals who, if this was so obvious as you claim, wouldn't be in the position they find themselves in. Don't be so quick to jump to conclusions,? as everyone may not be as intelligent as you.

BLOVIATING RAPE ...
By: DoctressJulia. on 01 May 12, 19:15:03
BLOVIATING RAPE APOLOGIST.?

Personally I found ...
By: dunneh. on 26 Apr 12, 13:56:53
Personally I found this really interesting. This is why when I'm in a relationship/friendship with someone I always prefer to come right out and say what I mean. Ugh. Beating around the? bush is my pet peeve. Thing is, what if the 'etchings' question is asked with no hidden motives? Then there's always an assumption from person B that person A that someone is offering more even it might be only friendship that they want after all. Also, lol at the Gok Wan nod at 9:00 -- awesome.

This is so stupid.. ...
By: Sovietborne855. on 25 Apr 12, 20:46:57
This is so stupid.. Some of these RSA's are really? profound, and some of them are a bunch of doofs who think that using big words to explain the obvious somehow constitutes wisdom.

2:00 lol there is ...
By: Breerox108. on 23 Apr 12, 18:06:34
2:00 lol there is one in the drawing? too.

Hello everyone, My ...
By: snwbrdkd92. on 16 Apr 12, 23:38:25
Hello everyone, My name is Anthony Anselmo. I recently gave a speech at my college and I am looking for feedback. The? video is about a speech I gave in college about "The Pursuit of Happiness". Please, if you have time check it out and read the description. I will truly appreciate it. Thank you for your time, Sincerely, Anthony Anselmo /watch?v=4EOQ7QnbeIk

Hello everyone, My ...
By: snwbrdkd92. on 16 Apr 12, 23:38:09
Hello everyone, My name is Anthony Anselmo. I recently gave a speech at my college and I am looking for feedback. The video is about a speech I gave in college about "The Pursuit of Happiness". Please, if you have time check it out and read the description. I will truly? appreciate it. Thank you for your time, Sincerely, Anthony Anselmo /watch?v=4EOQ7QnbeIk

But some folks want ...
By: SanbaiSan. on 14 Apr 12, 21:02:36
But some folks want it both ways - if not a lover, then a friend - they want to try and access the next level, but still want the current friend status if the overture? is turned down. Very few are willing to kill the friendship fiction altogether if the relationship fiction doesn't materialize. Personal preference/torture threshold really. Comes down to what you really want, or what you can really tolerate. I imagine this might be a little harder for men than for women.

The reciprocal ...
By: 1984ekul. on 12 Apr 12, 13:37:34
The reciprocal businessmen at? 04:35 are both Jews. Nice.

There is a hyena in ...
By: Berkebsn. on 08 Apr 12, 09:01:46
There is a hyena in the audience (and? in the drawings too!) 2:00

This kind of ...
By: jules1342. on 04 Apr 12, 23:05:59
This kind of terminology relies on mutual knowledge between people of the subject matter. Nobody likes going to the dentist so obviously the comment will be interpreted as sarcastic. The extra inflection adds to that interpretation but isnt necessary.I was commenting more on the use of sarcasm without? that overexaggerated inflection and on a topic for which mutual knowledge isnt entirely agreed upon.The whole "Im so good at sarcasm people cant tell if Im serious or not" thing. ie, subtle sarcasm

RSA Animate - Superfreakonomics
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Are we really as altruistic as we might like to think? In the RSA's new animation series, we put into pictures Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's case for re-evaluating the evidence.

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Then you? must be a ...
By: eqlipse333. on 25 May 12, 22:09:54
Then you? must be a VERY happy person. :)

Thank you. ...
By: lauragracious. on 25 May 12, 22:09:11
Thank you. Superiority is the? road to happiness.

Such an incredible? ...
By: eqlipse333. on 25 May 12, 22:06:07
Such an incredible? argument... I praise you for your critiquing skills, and your superior logic.

Voted down for ...
By: lauragracious. on 25 May 12, 21:59:16
Voted down for beginning any sentence with "Being? a physicist..."

hahaha. If "we"? ...
By: playaplayag7. on 15 May 12, 21:40:51
hahaha. If "we"? are to evolve.... I'll just let the entire earth evolve into pure altruist, give me all there stuff and rule. I mean the concept of "we" evolving away from self interest is very pleasing to say.... makes you sound like a saint and my moral better. But in order to get "we/us" to evolve, you'd have to use force/aggression. Even the concept of collectivism stems from self interest. Thats why the lazy love it, as well as the sinister (Lenon, Stallon, Castro).

The real problem is ...
By: viveelqc. on 05 May 12, 04:00:21
The real problem is we do not know how? much something is really worth.

Well, put the ...
By: viveelqc. on 05 May 12, 03:57:52
Well, put the economy out, the money out of the way. People who at first ensure they have a good life before taking care of others because it would be non sense to do the opposite. To be able to reach that point, they would need the help? of others. A farmer for food, lumberjack for woods ect. At the end of this, everyone would help each other so they would be able to have a stable life. Now what money is it serves as a mediator for people to use the service the other give.

On the other hand, ...
By: eqlipse333. on 28 Apr 12, 01:56:01
On the other hand, if they had to work for the money, it may also increase empathy for other people, since a baseline for the value of the 10$ would have been established. As to? whether or not that would encourage altruism under those circumstances actually depends on sociological construction, which is wholly ignored in favor of vast generalizations. This in turn creates a very misleading conclusion.

Being a physicist, ...
By: eqlipse333. on 28 Apr 12, 01:53:24
Being a physicist, a lot of what I do involves statistical analysis. In particular, there is a phenomenon known as the "Simpson Paradox" which arises when statistical averages are drawn while disregarding the groups which comprised the whole. In short, lumping groups together irrespective of the nature of those individual groups creates a misleading/false average. So, when he? says "on average," my first question is: "What social groups comprised the whole from which the average is drawn?"

Awfull? sound!
By: bodiadubBEST. on 27 Apr 12, 18:25:52
Awfull? sound!

Which brings us to ...
By: topasilink. on 25 Apr 12, 13:07:27
Which brings us to one of Einstein's quotes: when you meassure something, you change the environment you're meassuring, thus you can never meassure anything with a 100% accuracy. What happens in a lab will therefore always deviate from the normal occurances outside the lab. However, the main principles apply for both the lab and the natural environment. They give money? either from genuine generousity or they give money to appear generous.

There is no such ...
By: tfelbo. on 22 Apr 12, 14:10:25
There is no such thing as true altruism, there are only egoistically motivated altruistic behavior.? And clearly altruistic behavior is relative.

The major cause is ...
By: azerjabin9987. on 10 Apr 12, 02:27:25
The major cause is thought to be the observer effect. This experiment has been done with subjects who have earned the money and the results? are the same. When they are observed, they are strongly altruistic. Maybe you're just one of those who would give $0 anyways, perhaps an Undergrad Econ Major? Way to not bow to the observation effect!

Altruism is a ...
By: mIsTiCaLkIttY0101. on 02 Apr 12, 08:48:50
Altruism is a product determined by the level at which? one falls on the spectrum of entitlement. For example, if you feel you have little entitlement to the money you will give more, conversly should you feel more entitled, you may give less. This observation puts a sort of blind eye to the question of earned or given.

Science can't ...
By: jerryamoore111. on 29 Mar 12, 05:38:07
Science can't explain the people who give away 100%. While, actually, let's look at this scientifically. If people give 100% in a lab, and they obviously don't outside the lab, there is probably a difference in the lab that isn't present outside it. The difference is probably that giving money, in a scenario where everyone? is watching what you give and all of them have an exactly equal ability to give, people would be more likely to give, and less likely to take. Openness keeps us honest.

YOU COULD BE? ...
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great visualization ...
By: Kreini74. on 04 Mar 12, 07:07:37
great visualization. especially i loved the chicago lab rats...? :)

That's a pretty ...
By: SomeOne1121. on 25 Feb 12, 00:47:41
That's a pretty bold guarantee? there.

"Once inside, he ...
By: jaybells100. on 06 Feb 12, 16:34:54
"Once inside, he quickly began to establish his generosity, emptying the machine of toys to a crowd of children gathered outside and then starting to eat the? lollies in the machine." Excerpt from an article about a child squeezing into a claw machine.

"I guarantee that ...
By: jaybells100. on 06 Feb 12, 02:43:24
"I guarantee that as soon as the lab rats had to EARN that $10, they would have not been willing to give any money away." Except I have earned money and given it away Point being the assumption people wouldn't give money away if they earned it themselves is wrong.? People would justify not giving away money they earned because they believe the needy looking person would waste their hard-earned money. But, the thought of giving away the money still arises.

Most psychological ...
By: DarkenedYeastExtract. on 30 Dec 11, 09:00:11
Most psychological experiments have a payment for participating in the experiment. So the money? is considered by the subject as something earned, but yes, it would improve the validity if follow up experiments if it used participant's job wages.

visual? minutes
By: ilidanko. on 29 Dec 11, 21:19:26
visual? minutes

hey guys what type? ...
By: olascoaga29. on 24 Dec 11, 04:16:44
hey guys what type? of drawing is this? how is it call?

RSA Animate REMIX: The Economic Consequences of Mr Brown
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In 2009, Stein Ringen, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Oxford, gave his assessment of the New Labour government and the state of the British constitution. This was the subject of the first experimental, prototype RSAnimate. Visual scribe Andrew Park presents his remastered version of the animation here...

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can someone ...
By: TDOTEMPIRE. on 01 May 12, 15:27:53
can someone elaborate on the banning donations part? my? explanation was that by banning donations, there are no private control or influences on basic public services. iuno if i have the right idea..

Esta? bueno !! ...
By: Urkoc. on 28 Apr 12, 05:14:59
Esta? bueno !! Fuera un placer que lo trasmitieran en Español in Spanish pero en Audio para expandir las Ideologias que no es conveniente a todos.

I'm sorry but the 3 ...
By: zarinmg. on 11 Apr 12, 00:47:41
I'm sorry but the 3 point plan? at the end is thoroughly unresearched and he completely ingnores the aim off political parties to stay in power by keeping voters happy, whilst possibly stepping on others. It might not be good but its nigh impossible to prevent.

So you presume i am ...
By: anthonyww713. on 01 Apr 12, 01:04:00
So you presume i am one thing. Then you presume others will agree. You presume i dont attempt to see the larger picture in? a consideration. Making so many assumptions to reach a conclusion is biased and eventually doomed. Try not to post self absorbed opinons without actual evidence. 4 comments is a small view into someones thoughts. Most of all try to remember no one cares what you think. Have a nice day

amazingly, simply ...
By: justaguy624. on 01 Apr 12, 00:02:11
amazingly, simply amazing. The flaws in the current "democratic" system is brought forth and the ideology on? how to fix it is presented. Amazing presentation to say the least.

@DrBandrew He's ...
By: Titus420ful. on 16 Mar 12, 15:09:11
@DrBandrew He's confused because he's a psychopath. He doesn't have the empathy and therefore the compassion that people with healthy mind's have. It doesn't matter how much you reason with them or what evidence you produce because it's a pathology. Studies even? show that psychopaths brain's are incapable of discerning facial expressions. Psychopathy is a very interesting topic, and many sociologists, psychiatrists, etc agree that the top of the corporate food chain is littered with them.

@anthonyww713 I ...
By: Titus420ful. on 16 Mar 12, 15:03:55
@anthonyww713 I think you are a sociopath and I think any psychiatrist who reads your comments would? agree. You never give an argument deeper than: "that's just the way it is"...I don't think you've put a whole lot of objective thought into this subject. You'd be best not to spread your antiquated rhetoric.

The exact same ...
By: chrisz. on 05 Mar 12, 02:48:21
The exact same thing has happened in the US that has happened in Britain. ?

Minister Cameron? ...
By: hrolvnir. on 18 Nov 11, 23:31:00
Minister Cameron? should see this video.

I find it quite ...
By: SLRist. on 15 Nov 11, 23:29:03
I find it quite amusing how people - (especially in the US) - have been brainwashed into thinking that any action which leads to a decrease in inequality is automatically? 'Socialist' or 'Communist'. I speak as someone to the right of the political spectrum who is very much in favour of meritocracy. However, meritocracy - which I believe Thatcher encouraged - has been in the last few years largely dead or dying, and we are moving towards a plutocracy.

The USA used to be ...
By: hols2000. on 07 Nov 11, 10:09:28
The USA used to be a republic, not everyone had the right to vote. Now everyone has this right that's why you have the tyranny of the majority - that's? what democracy is about. Under such conditions people tend to make stupid laws like giving the privileges to a group that shouts the loudest while suppressing the other groups (example: Obamacare). Law isn't perfect, that's true, but the aim of it is to protect the government from regulating too much, aka making stupid laws.

May I present a ...
By: CurtHowland. on 03 Nov 11, 01:41:23
May I present a different direction of thought? In a Republic, in order for a govt program to exist it has to have overwhelming support. Yet, if there is such overwhelming support for such a thing, the people who believe in it are more than capable? of paying for it themselves, without the "gun to the head" that is taxation. Those who need a program, by definition in my opinion, can't afford it themselves. But basic "needs" are quite inexpensive and people who care help out voluntarily.

From what I see ...
By: Ecapsora. on 03 Nov 11, 00:41:05
From what I see today, I agree. It's difficult to get social programs to work with public money. Those who need these programs can't afford to pay for? them, so the govt funds them, but people (those who can already afford them) don't want to pay for it with taxes, so the govt lowers how much money they spend, so social programs don't get the funding they need to work properly, and the govt has to spend more to fix it. Vicious circle

The poor don't ...
By: Ecapsora. on 03 Nov 11, 00:31:22
The poor don't mismanage their money, it's done for them. Think about it poor families can't send their children to college. Without a college education it is near impossible to get a high? paying job (Self made dropouts are rare in reality) Minimum wage jobs no longer match the cost of living (food, rent, heat, gas etc.) They get credit to fill the gap, and credit card agencies love the working poor because it's LITERALLY impossible to get out of debt when you're living paycheck to paycheck

OK so you're ...
By: Ecapsora. on 03 Nov 11, 00:16:09
OK so you're obvisouly right wing/libertarian and you hate the idea of welfare, lets get past that. I'm curious as to what your socio-economic status is. Generally people with your point of view either are self-made or have never needed to support themselves by working? on the bottom tiers (the poor, lower class, working student, graduates with student debt cause you can't work and study and break even theses days,) and I get the feeling you haven't wanted for money in your life.

most of them can't ...
By: Ecapsora. on 03 Nov 11, 00:00:38
most of them can't because multi-national businesses are allowed to pay employees less than required for basic necessities. If you work two jobs to make ends meet you can't do night school. You can't join the army if you're unfit because you can't afford meat and vegetables, so you and your children eat the cheaper fast food. Starting a business is no guarantee of success but is guaranteed debt and you won't have health insurance either.? That is a free country over social equality.

Something you ...
By: CurtHowland. on 02 Nov 11, 23:51:11
Something you should look up is the very short book "Bureaucracy" which demonstrates why govt agencies cannot, ever, spend money "wisely". I would also suggest "Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth" by the same author, Ludwig von Mises, for why saying this or that quantity of money is a complete waste of time when discussing? govt agencies.

Actually he said ...
By: Ecapsora. on 02 Nov 11, 23:41:55
Actually he said was education didn't get enough money to be really successful, child poverty didn't get enough money and what they got was used the wrong way, and healthcare got TOO much money too quickly to use it to improve in lasting ways. IT wasn't just "throw money at it" it was use the money wisely, where it? was needed, when it is needed and spent the right way to be effective in the long run.

The USA is a ...
By: Ecapsora. on 02 Nov 11, 23:36:44
The USA is a republic and they aren't doing any better. The purpose of government is to make laws that aren't stupid by representing the best interest of the most people possible. The difficulty is that private money skews government perspective and changes the? law to suit their purpose. Rule of majority isn't perfect but I wouldn't want to live in a police state where you don't have any say in the way things are run. We just need to make government more responsible as well.

Interesting how the ...
By: PtAltmVansanTarr. on 22 Oct 11, 18:54:43
Interesting how the educated classes' explanation for what has gone wrong now in America and a bit before with New Labor in GB sounds very similar. I'm not saying that all his arguments are wrong,but it's an interesting point-even down to the Constitution? being under attack- I thought there really wasnt a British Constitution?

this is a new ...
By: TheClaygirl1. on 13 Oct 11, 19:47:01
this is a new artist, i dont like it?

I suggest you ...
By: DrBandrew. on 13 Oct 11, 03:10:21
I suggest you watch? RSAnimateSmile or Die

I would also like ...
By: DrBandrew. on 13 Oct 11, 03:04:23
I would also like to add that i'm a realist, and if a student racks up thousands of dollars in student loan debts thinking sunshine and rainbows doesn't help erase there debt so "changing your pov" isn't a solution to the prob. at hand. a solution i my opinion would be to make college free for all, and or just subsidize? poor student's education. these are the real world solutions not positive thinking.

I don't see how you ...
By: DrBandrew. on 13 Oct 11, 03:01:10
I don't see how you can be confused about my argument considering i've been pretty consistent with me admonishing the lavishness of the rich and giant corp. and how it's tilted towards the income brackets. i've also been? consistent with me saying we need to help the workers and by doing that we need to create social programs that lift people out of poverty

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