‘The internet gave us access to everything. But it also gave everything access to us,’ says James Vietch, a writer and comedian who turned his frustration into whimsy when a local supermarket refused to take no for an answer and high jinks ensued. What the moral...
Here's an intriguing statistic: In the developed world, women live an average of six to eight years longer than men do. Six to eight years longer! There is however one place in the world where men live as long as women. It's a...
Most of us want to save more money, but overall, people today are doing it less and less. Behavioural scientist Wendy De La Rosa studies how everyday people make decisions to improve their financial well-being. Her findings can help you painlessly make the commitment to...
The following video is in some ways a counter-weight to our book recommendation. We previously touched on the positivity of a healthy dose of optimism, which is an emotion inherently linked to certainty. When making decisions of importance, the amount of knowledge you have on...
Even though you’re too old to start on your own? Take it from Paul Tasner, it's never too late to reinvent yourself. After working continuously for other people for 40 years, Paul founded his own start-up at age 66, pairing his idea for a business...
Ruby Wax is a loud, funny woman — who spent much of her comedy career battling depression in silence. Now her work blends mental health advocacy and laughs. In this hilarious 8 minutes talk, Ms Wax questions why only disease of the body garners sympathy...
Marily Oppezzo is a behavioural and learning scientist and knows a thing or two about how to get the best out of our minds. If you are like most people, you may often get stuck when trying to come up with new ideas. Thankfully, the...
As investors in the stockmarket, it’s important that we understand the systems it’s built on – capitalism. In this quick, forward-thinking talk, Bhu Srinivasan provides a great explanation of how we should think about capitalism. Srinivasan researches the intersection of capitalism and technological progress. Instead of thinking...
This entertaining and informative video provides a simple summary of the stock market and six important lessons for a long-term investor. Going back to the Great Depression in the summer of 1932, investment journalist Robin Powell picks key lessons that many investors have failed to learn,...
What if we could actually make a disease disappear? Dr Rangan Chatterjee thinks you can. Often referred to as the doctor of the future, Rangan is changing the way that we look at illness and how medicine will be practised in years to come. He...