7. Weather extremes may be less extreme than you think – Debby Guha-Sapir
Mind the Shift29 Heinä 2020

7. Weather extremes may be less extreme than you think – Debby Guha-Sapir

”This is like a bushfire. If there is one spark, this thing will catch fire”, says epidemiologist Debby Guha-Sapir about the fact that authorities stopped measles vaccinations due to covid-19. Debby founded the world’s best and most reliable database on natural disasters, EM-DAT, at the university of Louvain, Belgium. Dry numbers can be more contentious than you think: ”We get a lot of hate mails about the fact that our data doesn’t show that disasters are increasing. Nobody wants good news.”

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19. Everything in the universe spins – Karl Moore

19. Everything in the universe spins – Karl Moore

”The notion that we are stuck in matter is a huge mistake. For example if you listen to music, there are no molecules of a certain type flying through the air, it’s just energy, a small amount of ener...

8 Syys 20201h 19min

18. The past is the wake of the present – the illusion of linear time

18. The past is the wake of the present – the illusion of linear time

What if the conventional view that the past has formed what we are today is false? What if it is the other way around: The present creates the past. The consequences of changing your mindset about pas...

5 Syys 202023min

17. It’s ”We, the peoples”, not ”We the governments” – Jan Eliasson

17. It’s ”We, the peoples”, not ”We the governments” – Jan Eliasson

One of the world’s most experienced diplomats, Jan Eliasson is a likable and honest man who is endowed with a constructive mindset. Lately, however, he feels that he in dark moments almost lands in th...

1 Syys 202047min

16. Finding your true purpose – Jannecke Øinæs

16. Finding your true purpose – Jannecke Øinæs

Jannecke Øinæs is a Norwegian former singer and actor who now excels as a spiritual entrepreneur. I really enjoyed having this candid conversation, which revolves around the deepest aspects of life bu...

29 Elo 20201h 23min

15. Migration crisis? What migration crisis? – Hein de Haas

15. Migration crisis? What migration crisis? – Hein de Haas

Most of what you think you know about migration is probably incorrect. Listening to professor of sociology Hein de Haas, director of the International Migration Institute, makes one realize that both ...

25 Elo 20201h 22min

14. To be creative is to be human – Rania Odaymat

14. To be creative is to be human – Rania Odaymat

Rania Odaymat is a Ghanaian artist, creative coach, art curator, founding member of the Beyond Collective and a part time fashion stylist and creative director. ”All of these roles can be helpful in s...

23 Elo 202052min

13. On the disruptor in the White House (and his chances) – Allan Lichtman

13. On the disruptor in the White House (and his chances) – Allan Lichtman

Allan Lichtman, a professor of history at American University in Washington DC, has correctly predicted the winner of nine presidential elections in a row. He has a system with 13 ”keys” that seems al...

19 Elo 202037min

12. Think for yourself, question and check the facts – Roy Coughlan

12. Think for yourself, question and check the facts – Roy Coughlan

Roy Coughlan had a multi-million euro business and lost everything when the markets crashed. When trying to rescue what was possible to rescue he saw the corruption of the economic and legal systems. ...

16 Elo 202045min

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