Why Facts Dont Convince People (and what you can do about it) Social Good Now 2017-06-26 | http://www.socialgoodnow.com Humans aren't rational creatures, and here's what we can do about it.Edit #2: Several people have objected to the imagery of "tribal" in the video. You're absolutely right, and I see how the imagery can take away from the message. I was trying to symbolize "cavemen," but I just suck at drawing. My apologies. It was never meant to symbolize Native American tribes.Edit #1: Well, this video has blown up (6+ million views on Facebook)! And a lot of people have asked for citations to studies. Here are some of the studies I referenced in the video.The brain and political beliefsphys.org/news/2016-12-hard-wired-brain-circuitry-political-belief.htmlUNC study on “backfire effect”https://www.unc.edu/~fbaum/teaching/articles/PolBehavior-2010-Nyhan.pdfLess empathy towards “other” groupssciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630173815.htm
What is the Love Summit? Social Good Now 2017-09-28 | http://www.dreamchange.org I'm going to be speaking at this amazing conference in October, and I'd love to see you there!
Why Debates Turn Into Arguments (And How to Fix It) Social Good Now 2017-08-11 | http://www.socialgoodnow.com Our lack of debate is destroying democracy. For the sake of stability, we MUST learn how to debate diverse ideas better. I partnered with qallout.com to create this video. They're an online debate community trying to create more civil debates in society. You can check them out at http://www.qallout.com
Understanding Trumps Divide and Conquer Strategy Social Good Now 2017-04-29 | http://www.socialgoodnow.com The biggest threat to authoritarianism is unity.
JFK on Education at Vanderbilt University, 1963 Social Good Now 2017-03-20 | patreon.com/socialgoodnow Animated video of John F. Kennedy's speech about education at Vanderbilt university in 1963. His words are more relevant today than ever before.
Understanding Trumps Political Rise Social Good Now 2016-12-22 | http://www.socialgoodnow.com Donald Trump's political rise is completely understandable, and here are 3 factors that shed light on it.Information Sources:America Wants a Strongmanhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/world...Trump’s Rise is Perfectly Understandablehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/world...Trump supporters are not just uneducatedhttp://www.attn.com/stories/6291/trum...Fox News is #1 in size of viewershiphttp://variety.com/2016/tv/news/ratin...Conservative Talk radio supports Trumphttps://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/th...Who are Donald Trump Supporters?http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/a...10 Variables That Explain a Trump Supporterhttp://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/trump-...How much free media has Trump gotten?http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/ups...77% of Trump’s Claims are False or Mostly Falsehttp://www.politifact.com/personaliti...
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How Will New Voter ID Laws Affect You? Social Good Now 2016-12-22 | http://www.patreon.com/socialgoodnow I made this video about what you should know about Voter ID Laws, in partnership with Brave New Films. If you find it informative, please share it with people planning to vote in November.
How to Respond to a Trump Presidency (in 3 steps) Social Good Now 2016-12-22 | htttp://www.socialgoodnow.com Here are 3 steps to responding to a Trump presidency.
