Ethical Considerations & Compliance - The presentation highlights the disturbing statistic that 65% of people were willing to administer electric shocks to a stranger in the Milgram experiment, emphasizing the tendency to blindly follow orders [1] - Studies suggest that asking about the ethical cost of an action can reduce blind compliance by 52% [7] - The presentation introduces a three-step toolkit: challenge (ask why), verify (use global data), and act (speak, refuse, vote) to promote ethical behavior [7][8] Critical Thinking & Decision Making - The presentation emphasizes the importance of challenging authority and demanding evidence as a duty of every ethical citizen [10] - The presentation advocates for critical thinking skills to uphold moral rigor in a turbulent world [10][11] - The presentation suggests that questioning authority is not about rebellion but about upholding moral rigor [10] Social Responsibility & Impact - The presentation connects blind compliance to historical events like the Holocaust, where ordinary citizens committed atrocities [3] - The presentation highlights contemporary issues like the spread of false claims, discrimination against migrants, and anti-semitism [6] - The presentation encourages individuals to act ethically to make the world a better place [11]