Revenge of the tribes: How the American Empire could fall | Amy Chua

Yale professor Amy Chua has two precautionary tales for Americans, and their names are Libya and Iraq. "We’re starting to see in America something that I’ve seen in other countries that is not good," says Chua. "We don’t want to go there. We don’t want to get to the point where we look at people on the other side of the political spectrum and we see them not just as people that we disagree with but literally as our enemy, as immoral, “un-American” people." Tribalism is innate to humanity, and it is the glue that holds nations together—but it's a Goldilocks conundrum: too much or too little of it and a nation will tear at the seams. It becomes most dangerous when two hardened camps form and obliterate all the subtribes beneath them. Chua stresses the importance of "dividing yourself so that you don’t get entrenched in just two terrible tribes." Having many identities and many points of overlap with fellow citizens is what keeps a country's unity strong. When that flexibility disappears, and a person becomes only a Republican or a Democrat—or only a Sunni Muslim or a Shia Muslim, as in Iraq—that's when it's headed for danger. In this expansive and brilliant talk on political tribes, Chua explains what happens when minorities and majorities clash, why post-colonial nations are often doomed to civil war, and why you can't just replace dictators with democracy. Amy Chua is the author of Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations. Read more at BigThink.com: http://ift.tt/2HSLXaw Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: http://ift.tt/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink Transcript: I think a great example of group blindness in the United States is when Woodrow Wilson said in 1915—in a very famous speech—“There are no groups in America. America doesn’t consist of groups. And if you continue to think of yourself as belonging to a smaller group you’re not American.” It’s astonishing that he could say this—these universalist tones at a time when Native Americans were largely still denied citizenship, Mexican Americans were still being lynched, Asian Americans were barred from owning land, and African Americans were being subjected to violence and degradation virtually every day. And yet he was saying we don’t have any groups here. So that’s an example of almost willful blindness to groups. And sometimes this kind of universalist rhetoric, “Oh we’re all just one people,” is a way of hiding a lot of inequality and smaller kinds of group oppression. So if you look at a country like Libya they’re actually a little bit like the United States. That is, they are a wildly multi-ethnic nation. The problem is they don’t have a strong enough overarching national identity to hold it together. And the goal is a group—or a country, in this case—that has, on the one hand, a very strong overarching national identity: “We’re Americans,” but—importantly—at the same time allows individual, subgroup, and tribal identities to flourish. You should be a country where you can say, “I’m Irish American,” or, “I’m Libyan American,” and yet be intensely patriotic at the same time. So: “I’m Muslim American. I’m Chinese American. I’m Nigerian American.” So, at its best, in America, there should be a certain amount of porousness and fluidity across tribes. It’s when tribalism gets really entrenched that things can get very dangerous. Western democracies at their best—or just any democracies—are when people have crosscutting group identities. So it’s like okay, I’m a Democrat or I’m a Republican but I’m also Asian American or African American or straight or gay, wealthy or not wealthy. Just different ways of dividing yourself so that you don’t get entrenched in just two terrible tribes. It’s sort of like, if I’m talking about sports I’m with you, but if I’m talking about food preferences I’m with you, and you could have different groups that neutralize each other. One of the problems with what we’re seeing in America today is that it seems increasingly that certain tribes are hardening. In particular, you’ve got what is very misleadingly called the “coastal elites”. In a way, that’s misleading because coastal elites are not all coastal and they’re also not all elites in the sense of being wealthy. Often, in this term coastal elites is included professional elites or even students who have no money but they’re well-educated, they’re progressive, they are multicultural and cosmopolitan. And we’re starting to see in America something that I’ve seen in other countries that is not good.

Will THIS Replace Instagram?!

Everyone's joining this new app. Hannah and Jason tell you all about Vero. Let us know if you use Vero. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

Trump Wants To Execute Drug Dealers

Trump wants to execute drug dealers. Hannah and Jason tell you why. Let us know what you think of Trump's idea. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

More Companies Are Cutting Ties With The NRA

More and more companies are boycotting the NRA. Hannah and Jason tell you why. Let us know if you support the boycott of the NRA. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

How To Master Influence To Make More Money

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How NASA averted the 2060 apocalypse | Michelle Thaller

Pop quiz! Which NASA mission has been most critical to humanity? It's not the Moon landing. It's not the Apollo 8 mission, with its iconic Earthrise photo. It's not even spinoff tech like cell phones, baby formula, and GPS. "All those kind of fall flat, to tell you the truth," says Michelle Thaller, NASA's assistant director of science communication. "I think that people don’t understand." Thaller says the greatest mission NASA ever pulled off was saving your butt. While conducting blue sky research—curiosity-driven scientific investigation with no immediate "real-world" applications—that scientists in the 1980s discovered that the ozone layer was being depleted. Realizing the danger this posed to life on Earth, scientists—and NASA's crack team of science communicators—mobilized the public, the U.N., and governments to get the Montreal Protocol signed, and to ban ozone-depleting chemicals for good. "We’ve since done atmospheric models that show that we would have actually destroyed the ozone layer, had we done nothing, by the year 2060..." says Thaller. "That would have destroyed agriculture. Crops would have failed all over the world. You couldn’t have livestock outside. People couldn’t have lived outside. We very nearly destroyed civilization, and your grandchildren would have lived through that." The value of blue sky research is severely underestimated—especially when budgets are being drafted. But it has led to the best NASA spinoff Michelle Thaller can think of: grandchildren. Read more at BigThink.com: http://ift.tt/2t4Vvfu Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: http://ift.tt/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink Transcript: Well, I am one of the directors of science [at NASA], and my specialty is communications. There's the idea that a mission ends when you return the data, when you make the discoveries, when the scientists publish their papers. To me, the mission doesn’t end until you have some sort of public involvement, until you have some sort of public buy-in. I think that’s as important as any other part of the mission. I’ve been trying to tell people for years that a communications team on a mission is just like having your crack team of electrical engineers or your best computer programmers. You need to have people that really understand communications well. And it helps—I mean, in my case I started out as a research astrophysicist and so I understand a lot of the topics as well. But I do communications now at NASA. And as far as why NASA is important, I think this is one of these things that people have no idea: We run, at the moment, 108 science missions. Those are mostly spacecraft. Some of them are on balloons or sounding rockets or on the space station. Some of them are on the earth. We have people embedded with the Sami reindeer herders trying to understand how climate change is changing the migration of reindeer herds. I mean it’s amazing that NASA is all over. Everything from the disaster mitigation from all of those hurricanes—we actually sent staff to Puerto Rico when FEMA was overwhelmed, they had been setting up communication centers. I mean everything from determining what set off the Big Bang to where those wildfires are going to be spreading to in southern California. We have 108 missions and I’ve never seen any organization operate more efficiently. I’ve never worked with more brilliant people. I think people often don't understand what the real value is as far as blue sky research, you know. People talk about spinoffs and people joke about things like Velcro and Tang. I mean those are jokes, but the more intelligent people might notice things like microprocessors started at NASA. Cell phones. The reason you have computers, the reason the United States was poised to lead the computer revolution was because of the Apollo program. But all those kind of fall flat, to tell you the truth. I think that people don’t understand. It was a NASA satellite doing research just out of curiosity to see what gases were in the atmosphere that discovered that the ozone hole was being depleted in the 1980s. And the NASA scientists with a number of university scientists went running to the U.N. and said, “If we don’t do something, we are literally going to destroy the planet.” And they actually got the Montreal Protocol signed. They actually made treaties. They banned these chemicals that were depleting our ozone layer. And we’ve since done atmospheric models that show that we would have actually destroyed the ozone layer, had we done nothing, by the year 2060, which, if not in my lifetime, is probably in our children’s lifetime. And basically, that would have destroyed agriculture. Crops would have failed all over the world. You couldn’t have livestock outside. People couldn’t have lived outside.

How Common Is Sexual Harassment In Hollywood Actually?

An alarming percentage of women report that they have been sexually harassed at work. Hannah and Brooke discuss how common it is in Hollywood. Let us know why you think sexual harassment is so common in Hollywood. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

Your Acne Could Lead To This Disorder-- Here's Why

There may be a link between acne and depression. Hannah and Jason tell you how. Let us know if you think acne can cause depression. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

The Power Of A Vision | Qasim Ali Shah (In Urdu)

In this video, Qasim Ali Shah talking about on the topic "Power Of A Vision". He is also sharing his experience, wisdom and knowledge that will be helpful for all of those who want to know about it. ===== ABOUT Qasim Ali Shah ===== Qasim Ali Shah is a Public Speaker- Teacher- Writer- Corporate Trainer & Leader for every age group- Businessmen- Corporate executives- Employees- Students- Housewives- Networkers- Sportsmen and for all who wish everlasting Success- Happiness- Peace and Personal Growth. He helps people to change their belief & thought pattern- experience less stress and more success in their lives through better communication- positive thinking and spiritual knowledge. ===== FOLLOW ME ON THE SOCIALS ===== - Qasim Ali Shah: https://goo.gl/6BKcxu - Google+: https://goo.gl/uPyGvT - Twitter: https://goo.gl/78MVoA - Website : https://goo.gl/Tgjy6u ===== Team Member: Waqas Nasir =====

Google AI Could Keep You Healthy! Here's How...

Google wants to keep you healthy. Hannah and Jason tell you how their new AI will help prevent disease. Let us know if you'd use this eye scan. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

The EXACT Amount Of Money You Need To Make To Be Happy

They say money doesn't buy happiness...but...... Hannah and Jason tell you how much money you need to make to be happy. Let us know how much money you think you'll need to be happy. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

9 Out Of 10 Schools Have Mass Shooting Drills

High schools across the country are running mass shooting drills. Hannah and Jason Carter discuss why. Let us know if you support these drills. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

How To Overcome Fear Of Public Speaking

Take The Online Business Quiz: http://ift.tt/2E5fImm In this video I share how to overcome fear of public speaking. The fear of public speaking, otherwise known as, “glossophobia”, is one of the most common of fears. For someone who suffers from this fear, the idea of getting up in front of a group of people can be terrifying. I can relate because I used to struggle with extreme shyness and social anxiety for many years. The good news is that I was able to overcome my fear, and so can you. Public speaking is a skill. It’s important to remember that great public speakers aren’t born. Rather, most of them have trained themselves to perform at their best, through consistent preparation, persistence and practice. Are you ready to learn how to overcome fear of public speaking and boost your confidence? In the words of W. Clement Stone, "Thinking will not overcome fear, but action will." ★☆★ VIEW THE BLOG POST: ★☆★ http://ift.tt/2F4m09w ★☆★ SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON YOUTUBE: ★☆★ Subscribe ► http://ift.tt/2bO65dq ★☆★ FOLLOW ME BELOW: ★☆★ Blog ► http://ift.tt/1dffKI5 Twitter ► http://ift.tt/1dqLWDZ Twitter ► http://www.twitter.com/stefanjames23 Facebook ► http://ift.tt/1fz9bjo Facebook ► http://ift.tt/2cF3pE1 Instagram ► http://ift.tt/1Rm9ph0 Instagram ► http://ift.tt/2hxFAeT Snapchat ► http://ift.tt/1TshMIR Periscope ► http://ift.tt/2bO3EYo iTunes Podcast ► http://ift.tt/1dqLWUg ★☆★ ABOUT PROJECT LIFE MASTERY: ★☆★ The Project Life Mastery YouTube channel is the place to be for motivational, inspiring, educational, and uplifting self improvement videos. You can also follow for videos about online business, Amazon, and making money online! ★☆★ MY PRODUCTS & COURSES: ★☆★ Life Mastery Accelerator ► http://ift.tt/2o41BJp Online Business Mastery Accelerator ► http://ift.tt/2nT1z6p Morning Ritual Mastery ► http://ift.tt/1kochwV Affiliate Marketing Mastery ► http://ift.tt/1VtqUis Kindle Money Mastery ► http://ift.tt/1pfGXhJ 24 Hour Book Program ► http://ift.tt/1s85K9g Kindle Optimizer ► http://ift.tt/1QI3p3i ★☆★ MERCHANDISE: ★☆★ Mastery Apparel ► http://ift.tt/2p8CFSc ★☆★ RECOMMENDED RESOURCES: ★☆★ http://ift.tt/1qtEz5E

If one person can change the world, imagine what a community can do | Chelsea Clinton

As an activist, public health scholar, former First Daughter of the United States, and Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, Chelsea Clinton sure is pretty busy. Here, she explains to us that there is a divide between wanting to make the world a better place and actually having a direction and a unique goal to make it happen. In order to help others both see and meet their goals, she has set up CGI U (Clinton Global Initiative University) to give mentorship to those looking to make positive change. This video, part one in a series, is a great introduction to CGI U and to Chelsea's overall worldview. Read more at BigThink.com: http://ift.tt/2GNDfJz Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: http://ift.tt/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink So here at CGI U we bring together a group of student activists and change makers every year to help them think about how to maximize the work that they’re already doing or the work that they feel called to do, whether that is tackling a challenge on their campus or in their local community or around the world. And we also hope that here at CGI U that we help foster a community of changemakers so that they can trade ideas, share ideas, learn from each other, help each other get better and support each other when those inevitable challenges come as kind of the rubber meets the road and the hard work of making a positive difference in the world may be just a little bit harder some days than others. One of the areas that we really focus on here at CGI U is to try to be a platform and a resource for our CGI U students and alums. We think that’s really important because we want the CGI U students not only to hopefully kind of feel more empowered and affirmed but themselves to then help democratize what they’ve learned through the CGI U process to other students, other friends, the younger siblings or the kids that they may themselves mentor now or in the future. And so what does that mean. Well helping CGI U students understand better and hopefully feel more connected and empowered to do what they themselves are doing but also to really understand why at CGI U we ask them to make a specific commitment to action. Why we ask them to articulate how they’ll measure progress against that commitment to action; Why we do think it’s really important that it be something new and not redundant or repetitive to something that someone else may already be trying to do to tackle that problem kind of in that space in that place at this moment in time. Because we hope if students understand better not only how to kind of do the work that they feel called to do but also why we focus on what we do here at CGI U they’ll be able to help support more people to be more effective change-makers today and in the future. I think that millennials and Gen Z often get a bad rap as being kind of disinterested, disengaged, disincentivized, more curious about what’s popping up on Instagram than the headline of the day. And we’ve heard critiques like that kind of for time immemorial. And yet thankfully for time immemorial young people have said no. I mean we’re not going to be defined by kind of your stigma of us. We’re going to be defined by kind of what we stand up for, what we fight for or what we do, what we push forward. And I certainly think all the students here at CGI U not only provide a robust case for optimism every year and every day, and the work that they do that I think really repudiate that.

Badal Do - Okara | Qasim Ali Shah Foundation

In our BADAL DO project, We are coming to Okara for three days 27th, 28th & 1th March 2018. All people of Okara who want to attend seminars & talk, can join us. ===== ABOUT Qasim Ali Shah ===== Qasim Ali Shah is a Public Speaker- Teacher- Writer- Corporate Trainer & Leader for every age group- Businessmen- Corporate executives- Employees- Students- Housewives- Networkers- Sportsmen and for all who wish everlasting Success- Happiness- Peace and Personal Growth. He helps people to change their belief & thought pattern- experience less stress and more success in their lives through better communication- positive thinking and spiritual knowledge. ===== FOLLOW ME ON THE SOCIALS ===== - Qasim Ali Shah: https://goo.gl/6BKcxu - Google+: https://goo.gl/uPyGvT - Twitter: https://goo.gl/78MVoA - Website : https://goo.gl/Tgjy6u ===== Team Member: Waqas Nasir =====

Why Yoga Pants Are Bad For Women

Are yoga pants bad for women? One writer says they are. Hannah and Brooke discuss if yoga pants hurt women. Let us know what you think of yoga pants. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

Why Michio Kaku wants to avoid alien contact at all costs

If aliens do exist, theoretical physicist Michio Kaku posits, why would they want anything to do with us? It would be like a hunter talking to a squirrel, he suggests, and he has a great point. Hollywood and science fiction novels have conditioned us for years to believe that aliens either want to hang out on our intellectual level and learn from us... or destroy us. If alien life really does have the technology and know-how to make it all the way here, perhaps we should just play it cool and not assume that we are the top species in the universe. Read more at BigThink.com: http://ift.tt/2GIod7U Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: http://ift.tt/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink We have this mental image that a flying saucer will circle the White House lawn, land on the White House lawn and give us a bounty of all sorts of technological goodies to initiate an age of Aquarius on the planet earth. Personally, I don’t think that’s going to happen. For example, if you’re in the forest do you go out and talk to the squirrels and the deer? Maybe you do for a while, but after a while, you get bored because they don’t talk back to you because they have nothing interesting to tell you because they can’t relate to our values and our ideas. If you go down to an anthill do you go down to the ants and say I bring you trinkets; I bring you bees; take me to your aunt queen; I give you nuclear energy. So I think for the most part the aliens are probably not going to be interested in us because we’re so arrogant to believe that we have something to offer them. Realize that they could be thousands, maybe millions of years ahead of us in technology and they may have no interest in interacting with us in the same way that we don’t necessarily want to deal with the squirrels and the deer in the forest. Now some people say that we should not try to make contact with them because they could be potentially dangerous. For the most part, I think they’re going to be peaceful because they’ll be thousands of years ahead of us, but we cannot take the chance. So I personally believe that we should not try to advertise our existence to alien life in outer space because of the fact that we don’t know their intentions.

Tips for Raising Successful Children | Qasim Ali Shah (In Urdu)

In this video, Q.A.S talking about on the topic "Raising Successful Children". He is also sharing his experience, wisdom and knowledge that will be helpful for all of those who want to know about it. ===== ABOUT Qasim Ali Shah ===== Qasim Ali Shah is a Public Speaker- Teacher- Writer- Corporate Trainer & Leader for every age group- Businessmen- Corporate executives- Employees- Students- Housewives- Networkers- Sportsmen and for all who wish everlasting Success- Happiness- Peace and Personal Growth. He helps people to change their belief & thought pattern- experience less stress and more success in their lives through better communication- positive thinking and spiritual knowledge. ===== FOLLOW ME ON THE SOCIALS ===== - Qasim Ali Shah: https://goo.gl/6BKcxu - Google+: https://goo.gl/uPyGvT - Twitter: https://goo.gl/78MVoA - Website : https://goo.gl/Tgjy6u ===== Team Member: Waqas Nasir =====

My Deepest Awakening Yet - Becoming Infinite

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People Are Using Avocados To Propose And The Apocalypse Is Here

The apocalypse is here, people! Hannah and Brooke tell you why people are using avocados to propose. Let us know if you like this idea. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

This Guy Turned His Tinder Into A PowerPoint

This guy really knows what ladies love...PowerPoint presentations. Let us know what you think of his Tinder slideshow. Let us know if you think this would work. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

Why America is the world’s biggest cult | Rose McGowan

Actress, author, and whistleblower Rose McGowan is here to tell you that American culture has been screwed up for a long, long time. She wonders how people can defend a culture that embraces sexual deviants (see: Woody Allen, Louis C.K.) and clearly racist imagery (see: the Washington Redskins name and logo). She muses, too, on why American culture seems to be so bent on putting complex and thoughtful women second place to the likes of, as she puts it, a "slovenly slob" like Adam Sandler. Women deserve better, she posits. And we're absolutely inclined to agree. Read more at BigThink.com: http://ift.tt/2ENAnzI Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: http://ift.tt/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink The thing we should do with people who create art that have done terrible things… Well, if you found out that the head of Johnson & Johnson was a serial rapist that everybody at Johnson & Johnson knew, one way or another, would you still buy that baby powder? Sorry your heroes are going away. Wah, there are more important things to do. Okay. Sorry. Bummer for you. Wahh. The construct of society, the raping and killing of women, there’s a channel called ID it’s devoted to 24 hours a day of sexualizing murder victims. Ok? Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. That’s my message: just knock it off. Wah, you don’t get to like Woody Alan. Oh, what a big huge loss for you. I’m sure that compares to the girl who has just been raped that now feels like she wants to hang herself from the balcony. Because that really balances out. So when people bitch about that, sorry, bummer for you. You don’t watch Birth of a Nation do you? Probably not, because you know it’s racist. So in time these people will be looked at like that. My job—and others’ jobs that work in kind of what I’m doing—is to put an asterisk next to these assholes' names for all time. And if people want to cry about not getting to like somebody they liked when they were kids? Well, get a fucking bigger problem. It’s not that complicated, people. It’s really not. It’s really not. It’s easy. Read a different book. That’s it. I have so many people fighting me because they want to stay in the system. The system benefits .0001 percent. My ultimate goal is smashing the 99 and the one percent. That’s what I’m here for. And I’m here to do that through thought and raising women up. And yes, in Children of God, the cult I was born into, and again it’s like oh make a big deal of the cult. I would be talking about Ohio if that happened to me my life, that just was not. But that’s a cult too, and I think you all know it. That’s the thing: it’s like, “Oh it’s so weird how you grew up.” I think it’s weird how you live. And I think it’s tragic. Because like ten percent, because there is a lot of free minds that are out there for sure, but we have to be vigilant. What if those ten percent of the world that you look at as the weirdos and the fringe people, what if it’s you guys?

What Is Twitter LockOut?

Twitter decided to clean out all of the Russian bots from their platform. Hannah and Brooke tell you why conservatives are really mad about it. Let us know what you think of Twitter LockOut. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

Students Who Protest Gun Violence Could Be Suspended In This School District

One school district in Texas has announced they would suspend any student participating in an anti-gun rally. Let us know if you think the students should be suspended or not. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

A Sick Conspiracy Theory About This Stoneman Douglas School Student Is Trending On YouTube

Conspiracy theorists are using an old video of a Parkland shooting survivor to make him look like a paid actor. Hannah and Brooke debunk this theory. Let us know what you think if this conspiracy theory. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

What Is The Best Online Business For You To Start?

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Senator Screams At Students Who Wanted To Talk About Birth Control (VIDEO)

An Idaho State Senator screamed at a student group who came to see him. Hannah and Brooke tell you why. Let us know what you think of the senator's reaction. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

How Pakistan's Violence Against Women Center is fighting a deadly cultural norm | Hafsa Lak

Approximately 5,000 women die at the hands of domestic violence in Pakistan each year, and thousands more are maimed or disabled. In the socially conservative country, justice is heavily compromised as the reporting of rape, sexual assault, and domestic violence carries a social stigma, the prosecution process is biased and fragmented, and the conviction rate is just 1-2.5%. In 2014, global conflict advisor Hafsah Lak asked herself: what can we do to provide survivors a real and effective justice delivery system? While working at the chief minister’s Special Monitoring Unit (Law and Order) in Punjab, Pakistan, she co-drafted the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act of 2016 and Punjab Women Protection Authority Ordinance 2017. The Act was passed into law but was hit with heavy conservative backlash. Recognizing that reform cannot be carried out by people who do not share the vision, Lak worked to create Pakistan's first-ever Violence Against Women Center (VAWC), which opened on March 25, 2017, and has successfully resolved over 800 cases of violent crimes against women thus far. The VAWC has streamlined the case file process all under one roof (removing all roadblocks to reporting crimes) and is staffed by 28 female police officers, 5 female medical officers, plus dedicated prosecutors and psychologists who were hired for their commitment to protecting women, and to providing a real deterrent for perpetrators of gender-based violent crimes. For more information, go to vawcpunjab.com. Read more at BigThink.com: http://ift.tt/2BGh3BP Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: http://ift.tt/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink Transcript: I am Hafsah Lak and for the past three years I’ve been working with the Strategic Reforms Unit at the Punjab Chief Minister's Office in Pakistan on violence against women and women involvement reforms. The existing case file process to give justice to these victims is so fragmented and disconnected. The victim first has to go to a police station to register a crime, then a medical treatment facility to get first aid treatment or medical examination conducted. The medical examination has to be conducted within 48 hours so that the evidence can actually be used in the court to prove that the violence has been taking place. They don’t have access to these medical facilities, and because they don’t have that there is no proof that the crime actually took place. Then there’s forensics, then the prosecution, then court and so forth. So the victims fail to actually go ahead and prosecute crimes. Reporting decreases tremendously because of the fragmented case process. I mean back in those days—this is the summer of 2014—we were hearing reports of how female victims were dousing themselves with petrol and then setting themselves on fire in front of police stations just to gain attention from the media and other stakeholders to get their voices heard, to get their cases registered in the police station in the first place, let alone an investigation into the case and getting the perpetrator to justice, but just getting a first information report, a police report registered. And that got us thinking: what can we do to facilitate the victims as much as possible, to provide them a comprehensive justice delivery system? And back then they decided to have discussions on our commitment to a violence against women center and what it should look like. Back in the summer of 2014 this was just an idea: providing all the victims justice delivery services under one roof to streamline the case and process to make sure that they’re getting justice—and then by providing them justice and increasing the conviction rate, creating a deterrence in society to prevent such crimes in the first place. And since 2014—we’ve been working on it since 2014—we launched our pilot Violence Against Women Center on March 25, 2017, and we’ve received more than a thousand victims in these last six months, and we’ve been providing them all sorts of services and we’ve actually successfully resolved more than 800 of these cases. That just shows the need for such centers and reforms in a conservative society like Pakistan or in regions like Pakistan where there is a high prevalence of gender-based violence crimes and there is a pertinent need to have a comprehensive strategic solution to address those issues.While we were in consultation deliberations of how to make the reform comprehensive we also decided to give the centers a legislative cover, and that’s when we started drafting the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act in 2016. Now, this act is the first of its kind in Pakistan because it provides civil remedies to the victims, and it’s not just a provision of civil remedies—which I’ll talk about in a bit

Fergie Apologized For Her National Anthem Rendition

Fergie's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner was...unique. Hannah and Brooke tell you why she felt the need to apologize for singing the national anthem. Let us know what you thought of her rendition. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

Trump Lashes Out At Sexual Assault Accuser

Rachel Crooks isn't changing her story and Trump is MAD. Hannah and Brooke Thomas discuss Rachel Crooks accusation against Trump. Let us know what you think of Trump's denial. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

The Life-Changing, Power of Giving to Others | Qasim Ali Shah (In Urdu)

In this video, Qasim Ali Shah talking about on the topic "The Power Of Giving". He is also sharing his experience, wisdom and knowledge that will be helpful for all of those who want to become successful in their lives. This session held at Hassan Scholars Public Schools (Narowal). ===== ABOUT Qasim Ali Shah ===== Qasim Ali Shah is a Public Speaker- Teacher- Writer- Corporate Trainer & Leader for every age group- Businessmen- Corporate executives- Employees- Students- Housewives- Networkers- Sportsmen and for all who wish everlasting Success- Happiness- Peace and Personal Growth. He helps people to change their belief & thought pattern- experience less stress and more success in their lives through better communication- positive thinking and spiritual knowledge. ===== FOLLOW ME ON THE SOCIALS ===== - Qasim Ali Shah: https://goo.gl/6BKcxu - Google+: https://goo.gl/uPyGvT - Twitter: https://goo.gl/78MVoA - Website : https://goo.gl/Tgjy6u ===== Team Member: Waqas Nasir =====

Trump Dating' Is Only For Straight People...And Sex Offenders

Do you want to make America great again while also finding love? Hannah and Jason have the website for you! Let us know what you think of this dating site. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

How the Billboard Hot 100 explains the rise of Donald Trump | Derek Thompson

As soon as Derek Thompson's book Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction came out, he started fielding one particular question over and over: Does your book explain the unforeseen popularity of President Donald J. Trump? Thompson looked through the historical ledger of popularity and found the perfect analogy: the Billboard Hot 100 music charts. From its inception in 1958 to 1991, the Billboard Hot 100 rankings were rigged, controlled from the top-down by studio execs, paid DJs, and record store owners who wanted to move certain stock. Then, in 1991, something changed: record sales and radio play data were tracked for the first time. "Immediately, taste in music changed overnight," says Thompson. Hip-hop boomed, as did country music—genres ignored by the white men on the coast. "Music went from being dictated top-down to being generated bottom-up. The exact same thing is happening in politics," explains Thompson. A similar technological disruption—social media, a notoriously bottom-up platform—meant the gatekeepers of political power could no longer control which presidential candidate became the party nominee. Republican leaders wanted establishment candidate Jeb Bush, but the disgruntled voters made their taste known: they wanted Donald J. Trump. The same phenomenon that transformed the music charts is now transforming politics—only in this instance, the stakes are much higher. Derek Thompson's latest book is Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction. Read more at BigThink.com: Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: http://ift.tt/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink Transcript: The first question I got about my book when it came out in February, as I was going around the country talking about it, was, “Does your book explain Donald Trump?” So I had to come up with some sort of answer that addressed that issue. And the answer that I have is: Yes, the story of Donald Trump is the story of the Billboard Hot 100. So the Billboard Hot 100, invented in the 1950s, is the official register of popularity in music. And for a long time, it was essentially fake—it was fake news. They didn’t have live records of what albums and what vinyl was selling week by week, so instead what they did is they surveyed the DJs and the record store owners, and both parties would lie. The DJs would lie because they were being paid by the studios and the labels, and the record store owners would lie because they had scarcity. And once you’ve sold, say, all of your Bruce Springsteen and you have a lot of AC/DC, then it doesn’t make any sense to tell Billboard that Bruce Springsteen is selling, you need to sell more AC/DC so you tell them that that album is now number one in the charts. So the charts were biased toward the taste of the white man at the labels and toward churn. And then in 1991 all of that changed. Billboard introduced new technology to measure point of sales data of records and to measure radio play, and immediately taste in music changed overnight. Hip-hop and country, overlooked by white guys on the coast, soared up the charts and the churn of the Billboard Hot 100 slowed down dramatically—such that I think that 20 songs that have been in the Billboard Hot 100 for the longest period of time have all come out in the last 25 years. So essentially you could say that taste in music went from being dictated top-down to being generated bottom-up. The exact same thing is happening in politics. For a long time there was this theory of politics called “the party decides”. And this said that the way that we choose presidential candidates or presidential nominees with the parties is not that the public dictates who will be the party nominees, but rather that elites at the party level decide, and they distribute their messages through scarce media channels like television and radio and the public eats it up. Not altogether unlike the way the labels could dictate music popularity and then radio listeners would just eat it up and like those songs because of familiarity. But what happened with Donald Trump and Jeb Bush? The establishment candidate that all of the party people liked did terribly, and Donald Trump—who had basically no elite party support—did terrifically within the Republican Party. And so I think within the party structure you could also say that tastes, which used to be dictated top-down, are now being dictated bottom-up. And I think we are seeing a groundswell of the bottom across the entertainment and political landscape that, because of the distribution of media channels, is too difficult now for any gatekeeper to control the flow of information from a group of elite people to the masses. Instead, everybody has a blow horn, everybody can be a broadcaster, and as a result what you have instead is chaos.

Students Are Taking Their Safety Into Their Own Hands After Parkland Shooting

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Olympics Doping Scandal...In Curling?!?!

The 2018 Olympics are in full swing and the games are not without controversy. Hannah and Jason talk about the Russian curler accused of doping. Let us know why you think he doped. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

How To Make Money With Kindle Publishing On Amazon In 2018

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Benefits Of Book Reading | Qasim Ali Shah (In Urdu)

In this video, Q.A.S talking about on the topic "Benefits Of Book Reading". He is also sharing his experience, wisdom and knowledge that will be helpful for all of those who want to about the effectiveness of this habit. This session held at Zafarwal (Narowal). ===== ABOUT Qasim Ali Shah ===== Qasim Ali Shah is a Public Speaker- Teacher- Writer- Corporate Trainer & Leader for every age group- Businessmen- Corporate executives- Employees- Students- Housewives- Networkers- Sportsmen and for all who wish everlasting Success- Happiness- Peace and Personal Growth. He helps people to change their belief & thought pattern- experience less stress and more success in their lives through better communication- positive thinking and spiritual knowledge. ===== FOLLOW ME ON THE SOCIALS ===== - Qasim Ali Shah: https://goo.gl/6BKcxu - Google+: https://goo.gl/uPyGvT - Twitter: https://goo.gl/78MVoA - Website : https://goo.gl/Tgjy6u ===== Team Member: Waqas Nasir =====

Political Extremism in America: Don’t blame Russia, blame Facebook and Twitter | Niall Ferguson

"I think the Facebook and Twitter have been configured to incentivize the expression and sharing of extreme opinions. It isn’t just fake news that we have to worry about, but we do have to worry about that, it’s also extreme views. Both are in fact incentivized by the structure of the network platforms as they existed. And I think looking back on 2016 the correct analysis of that election is not that the Russian network interfered and that’s why Trump won, I don’t think the Russian contribution was nearly big enough for that statement to be valid. What is true is that without the existence of Facebook and Twitter it would’ve been very hard for an outlier outside a candidate like Donald Trump to win." Read more at BigThink.com: Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: http://ift.tt/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink Transcript: I don’t think the history of the 2016 election will be correctly written until it is clearly stated 'no Facebook, no Trump.' Anybody who expected a wonderful happy global community to form on the Internet in which everybody would share cat videos has been gravely disappointed. In fact, what’s happened has been an already quite polarized political scene has become even more polarized. Why? Well, remember rule number one of the networks, birds of a feather flock together, homophily operates. So people have naturally gravitated into two rival clusters if you want to put it this way, a liberal cluster, and a conservative cluster. But what’s fascinating is the way that peculiarities of today’s network platforms exacerbate this problem. For example, we now know that a tweet is 20 percent more likely to be read tweeted for every moral or emotional word that it uses. If you want to get retweeted you, therefore, are incentivized to use strong language. We can see that the legislators in the House of Representatives and the Senate who have the most Facebook followers are the most ideologically extreme according to their voting patterns. So I think the Facebook and Twitter have been configured to incentivize the expression and sharing of extreme opinions. It isn’t just fake news that we have to worry about, but we do have to worry about that, it’s also extreme views. Both are in fact incentivized by the structure of the network platforms as they existed. And I think looking back on 2016 the correct analysis of that election is not that the Russian network interfered and that’s why Trump won, I don’t think the Russian contribution was nearly big enough for that statement to be valid. What is true is that without the existence of Facebook and Twitter it would’ve been very hard for an outlier outside a candidate like Donald Trump to win. But those network platforms created opportunities for a populist that really had not existed before and his campaign knew how to use them and continues to know how to use them. Remember the algorithms are designed to give you more of what you engaged with before. You may not even notice it but as you like thing, as you share them you’re signaling two of the network platforms your preferences and it’s set up to give you more of that because the more engaged you are the more advertising they can sell. That’s how they make their money. So I think it’s time to kind of dial back our addiction, not only for political reasons but also because it’s addictive and addictions are bad for you. The more time you spend, and we all spend crazy amounts of time on our smartphones using these platforms, the less time you have to read Tolstoy or my book. And I think the books are actually much the best way for human beings to get high-level information. I think it’s better for your peace of mind and it will be better for our body politic if we all spend much less time on our smartphones using Facebook and Twitter and much more time reading books.

What Shocked Hannah While Traveling In Cambodia

Hannah shares what shocked her the most in Cambodia. Let us know if you want to travel to Cambodia. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

This Couple Got Engaged After A Single Tweet...

This couple got engaged after just one tweet! Hannah and Brooke Thomas tell you this love at first tweet story. Let us know what someone would have to tweet to you if they wanted you to marry them. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

What Having Anxiety Is REALLY Like, According To People With Anxiety

We all face anxiety but sometimes it's hard to express what we're feeling. Hannah and Brooke tell you what having anxiety is really like. Let us know what anxiety is like for you. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

Instagram Is Now Telling People If You Screenshot Their Story And Our Lives Are Ruined

Instagram is now telling people if you screenshot their story. Hannah and Jason tell you how this is ruining their lives. Let us know if you screenshot stories. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

RBG Says #MeToo Is Going To Stay, Here's Why...

Notorious RBG says the #MeToo movement isn't going anywhere. Hannah and Jason Carter tell you why Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg says the Me Too movement isn't going anywhere. Let us know what you think of RBG's comments. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

Here's Why You're Scared Of Rejection

The fear of rejection can really hold us back in life. Hannah and Brooke explain why you're so scared of rejection. Let us know if fear of rejection has held you back from something. Don't forget guys, if you like this video please "Like," "Favorite," and "Share" it with your friends to show your support - it really helps us out! If there's something you'd like to see us discuss on the show, tweet us about it! See you tomorrow :) ***************************************************** Every day ThinkTank challenges preconceptions expose amazing new facts and discoveries, explores different perspectives, and inspires you to learn more about the world and the people around you. Feed your brain with new videos every day at 12 pm Eastern/9am Pacific! SUBSCRIBE or you'll miss out! http://ift.tt/O8HfZ3 Keep up to date with Hannah Cranston ON FACEBOOK: http://ift.tt/1ABSBLD HANNAH: http://ift.tt/1Q8R7gd ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/thinktankfeed HANNAH ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/HannahCranston ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/1ABSzU7 HANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: http://ift.tt/27qcZO7 HANNAH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/hannahcranston

What It's REALLY Like To Be A YouTuber

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Loneliness kills: How to fight depression with social support | Johann Hari

Thanks in no small part to the digitization of our social lives, depression is becoming a bigger and bigger issue in western societies. In the space of just one generation, we've closed ourselves off and now spend more time in front of screens — on average, 10 hours a day according to a Neilsen report — than we do with our loved ones. New York Times journalist and author Johann Hari explains that this isn't at all how the human species is supposed to behave. He suggests more actual face time with people, more community, and above all: becoming the social creatures that we have been for millennia. Read more at BigThink.com: http://ift.tt/2ECd6wG Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: http://ift.tt/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink There’s a really heartbreaking study that asked Americans, “How many close friends do you have that you can call on in a crisis?” And when they started doing it decades ago the most common answer was five. Today the most common answer is none. It’s not the average but it’s the most common answer. And I thought a lot about that in so many of the places I’ve been in the United States. I interviewed and got to know an incredible man called Professor John Cacioppo, a world expert on loneliness. He’s at the University of Chicago. And Professor Cacioppo explained to me, you know, if you think about the circumstances where human beings evolved, right, we evolved—the reason why you’re able to watch this through your laptop or wherever you’re watching it, the reason why we exist is because our ancestors on the savannahs of Africa were really good at one thing. They weren’t bigger than the animals they took down but they were much better at cooperating than them. Every human instinct human beings have is to be part of a cooperative tribe, right. Bees need a hive. Humans need a tribe. And if you think about the circumstances where human beings evolved, if you were separated from the group you would become depressed and anxious for an incredibly good reason. You were in terrible danger. You were probably about to die. Those are the instincts we still have. Yet we’ve told ourselves a story that we can live without tribes. We are the first human beings ever to try to live without communities, to imagine that like some cowboy on the horizon—and even the cowboys didn’t do it this way—we can live alone, we can be alone. That’s not the species we are. And it’s causing, and Professor Cacioppo has proven that this loneliness epidemic is one of the key causes of the epidemic of depression and anxiety that we have across our society. And I was really interested to find out well, who has acted on that? Who has tried to find an antidepressant for the loneliness crisis? I met an incredible man, one of the heroes of my book Lost Connections called Sam Everington. Sam is a doctor in East London, one of the poorest parts of East London actually where I lived for many years. And Sam was really uncomfortable because he had loads of patients coming to him who were depressed and anxious. And he had been told in his training even though he knew the science was much more sophisticated than this to tell people, “Well you feel this way because you’ve got a chemical imbalance in your brain,” and just give them drugs. Like me, Sam is not opposed to those drugs. He’s in favor of them but he just thought this is not enough. This isn’t solving the reason why these people are depressed and anxious. He could see how lonely and cut-off they were. So he pioneered a different approach. And I’ll tell you about it through one of the patients of his that I got to know. A woman called Lisa Cunningham came to Sam, and Lisa has been shut away in her home for seven years with crippling anxiety and depression. She came to Sam and Sam said to her, “Don’t worry Lisa, I’ll give you the drugs, whatever you need. I’m also going to prescribe something different. I’m going to prescribe for you to take part in a group. There was an area behind the doctor’s surgery that was known as “dog crap alley”, right. Because you can sense what it was like, they didn’t really use the word “crap,” I’m being polite. Just an area of scrubland.