Ideas - the new replicators... from genes to memes...

"Ideas are powerful because they allow us to see the world as it could be, rather than what it is," says Jason Silva. "Today, ideas take the form of information files, binary bits, 1's and 0's. We create media and launch it into the world, capable of instant consumption and real impact."

"If Aristotle was alive today, he would be spitting his philosophical rifts onto his YouTube page."

Learning to solve mankind's issues from our own biology...

In religious scriptures, we, in our mutual love, mercy and compassion, are said to be like one body: if one organ complains, the rest of the body develops a fever. If one organ becomes sick, then the other members of this one body take care of the sick one.

We are biologically attuned to empathy and taking action to fix that which is wrong. 

Given the state of affairs the world finds itself in today, each one of us, through what little voice we have, are creating a bigger collective awareness, if nothing else. For the sickness of injustice and unfair pain and suffering.

So respect to all who feel that sickness; respect to all who have a voice and are speaking out.

Why good leaders make you feel safe

"We call them leaders because they go first. We call them leaders because they take the risk before anybody else does. We call them leaders because they will choose to sacrifice so that their people may be safe and protected and so their people may gain, and when we do, the natural response is that our people will sacrifice for us. They will give us their blood and sweat and tears to see that their leader's vision comes to life, and when we ask them, "Why would you do that? Why would you give your blood and sweat and tears for that person?" they all say the same thing: 'Because they would have done it for me.' And isn't that the organization we would all like to work in?"

Conquering our fear of death.

"To leave something behind, something outstanding and wondrous, be it our children, poems, stories, inventions or living an altruistic life; these we create, these ideas we give birth to cries out to the stars our very existence through generations yet to be born, saying we were here, we made a difference..."