Good morning everyone. You all look sharp and ready. So let's get started.I will begin by sharing my small morning slip up with you all. Picture this. I was installing an app and the screen was loading and I was running late and there it was a long page of terms and conditions popped up in front of me.Now guess did I read it. No. I just smashed I agree and honestly I have no idea to what all I agreed.Sounds familiar. How many of you have done the same. Raise your hands.Oh, awesome. Now, keep them up in case ...

This is how social media starts roping you in. This is how politics starts roping you in. This is how cult leaders will recruit you into a cult. It's the number one way that we influence another human being. Micro compliance. And hypnosis is a great example of this. Like I can have a person laying on the floor unconscious in maybe a minute and a half. And it's very easy to do. Anybody can learn to do it. But one of the things you'll see me do at the beginning of that is like give me your hand, put both hand ...

When our youngest son was in elementary school, he came home one day and asked me a question after he learned about Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil Rights Movement. That totally stunned me. He said, "Mom, why did it take a hundred years from the time slavery ended in our country to when black people were given civil rights. " I was astounded by his insightfulness at such a young age. I think I said something like, "Human beings raising our consciousness is hard, slow work, and it's often met with re ...

You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Old habits die hard. A leopard never changes its spots.I work in change management and I see how hard it can be for people to believe they can truly change. But a few months ago at the Wiki Aquarium, I met a creature that challenged that idea. I snapped a picture of this shark.I asked the volunteer what kind it was. Zebra shark, he said. Living in landlock, Nebraska, my shark knowledge comes mostly from watching Shark Week.But this shark didn't look anything like a zeb ...

American Airlines flight 965 from Miami to Kelly Colombia was on its descent. On the landing approach, the pilot had to select the next navigation radio fix which was called Roso R O Z O which was shown by a R on the pilot's dashboard. However, the flight management system database also had another navigation fix which was called Romeo and the pilot pressed R.That Romeo would take the pilot to a nearby airport 150 mi away and Roso would actually land to where it was intended. However, that was not the case ...

What really drives the global economy? Listen to Eaint Chan Myae (Grace) as she explores how human behavior and belief play a pivotal role in directing the economy. Grace has dived far into the world of economics, and is revealing the nature of narratives and their role in shaping markets. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx ...