The Explainer: Finding Your Company's Core Competencies
What does your company do better than anyone else? In the short run, a company’s competitiveness derives from the price/performance attributes of current products. But in the long run, competitiveness derives from an ability to build, at lower cost and more speedily than competitors, the
From playlist The Explainer
Is There an Alternative to Political Correctness?
Political correctness aims for some very nice results, but its means have a habit of upsetting a lot of people. Might there be an alternative to it? We think there is, and it’s called Politeness. If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): https://goo.gl/iVqWJ1 Joi
From playlist WORK + CAPITALISM
In this video, you’ll learn tips for improving business etiquette. Visit https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/jobsuccess/business-etiquette/1/ for our text-based lesson. We hope you enjoy!
From playlist Job Success
Chris Stewart (Pt. 1) - Aesthetic Cognitivism: Overview & Concepts
Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/2UufzC7 Aesthetic Cognitivism is a theory about the value of the arts as sources of understanding—the arts as more than sources of delight, amusement, pleasure, or emotional catharsis (though they can certainly be all
From playlist Aesthetic Cognitivism: Overview & Concepts - CTT Interview Series
Simulating the Evolution of Sacrificing for Family
More than you ever wanted to know about Hamilton's rule: https://users.ox.ac.uk/~grafen/cv/oseb.pdf For discussion and updates - Twitter: @primerlearning - Discord: https://discord.gg/NbruaNW - Reddit: r/primerlearning Plush blobs and other merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/prim
From playlist Evolution
The Explainer: Balancing Execution and Adaptation
Most organizations only focus on execution or adaptation. But both are important for success. Research shows that most leaders and organizations tend to focus on just one type of performance. But there are two types that are important for success. The first type is known as tactical perf
From playlist The Explainer
Levels of selection (1), introduction.
This video introduces the concept of selection occurring at different levels, from the gene, to the organism, to the group, and so on.
From playlist TAMU: Bio 312 - Evolution | CosmoLearning Biology
Simulating Green Beard Altruism
Brilliant: http://www.brilliant.org/primer Papers: - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/41910312_Altruism_Spite_and_Greenbeards - https://www.reed.edu/biology/professors/srenn/pages/teaching/2007_syllabus/2007_readings/a13_Keller_1998.pdf For discussion and updates - Discord: https
From playlist Evolution
(April 2, 2010) Robert Sapolsky continues his two-part series on evolution focusing on individual and kin selection, behavioral logic, competitive infanticide, male/female animal hierarchies, sex-ratio fluctuation, intersexual competition, imprinted genes, sperm competition, inbred-founder
From playlist Lecture Collection | Human Behavioral Biology
Mechanisms of Natural Selection: Altruism and Kin Selection
We have learned all about so-called "survival of the fittest" which is a phrase we associate with natural selection. We typically associate this concept with competition for resources, but there are situations in which this involves the complete opposite, in the form of cooperative and alt
From playlist Biology/Genetics
Role of Compassion in Education and Wider Societal Context
Help us caption and translate this video on Amara.org: http://www.amara.org/en/v/BMxo/ October 15, 2010 - This session focuses on the place of compassion, both in individuals" lives and in larger societal contexts, such as understanding across peoples and cultures as well as the future co
From playlist Feature | The Dalai Lama at Stanford
Is There A Science Behind Human Kindness | Behind Kindness | Spark
For generations, we've believed that man is driven only by ruthless self-interest. But over the past decade, this idea has been increasingly challenged. New research from fields as diverse as political science, psychology, sociology and experimental economics is forcing us to rethink human
From playlist Spark Top Docs
Christopher R. Brewer (Pt. 1) - Aesthetic Cognitivism I: Overview and Concepts
Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/2UufzC7 Aesthetic Cognitivism is a theory about the value of the arts as sources of understanding—the arts as more than sources of delight, amusement, pleasure, or emotional catharsis (though they can certainly be all
From playlist Aesthetic Cognitivism: Overview & Concepts - CTT Interview Series
Ways of Knowing: Tom Stoppard and Carey Perloff
Join Academy and Tony award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, Arcadia, Brazil) and American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Carey Perloff in this intimate conversation with Exploratorium Executive Associate Director Robert Semper. They'll discuss A.C.T.'
From playlist Arts at the Exploratorium
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Aggression vs. Altruism: Crash Course Psychology #40
In our final episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank discusses the ideas of Aggression and Altruism. These two things are difficult to understand and explain so sit tight and get ready to run the gauntlet of human emotions. Want more videos about psychology? Check out our sister channe
From playlist Psychology
Pascal Boyer - Aesthetic Cognitivism: Overview & Concepts
Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/2UufzC7 Aesthetic Cognitivism is a theory about the value of the arts as sources of understanding—the arts as more than sources of delight, amusement, pleasure, or emotional catharsis (though they can certainly be all
From playlist Aesthetic Cognitivism: Overview & Concepts - CTT Interview Series
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey on ending poverty, being libertarian, and more (full video) | Big Think
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey on ending poverty, being libertarian, and more Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From playlist Best Videos | Big Think