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This episode looks at the life of Carrie Buck. A notable victim of the American eugenics movement who was forcibly sterilized for being 'feebleminded'.  Carrie Buck's life serves as a reminder of what can happen when defective science mixes with sadistic intentions.  To check out the article for this episode visit: https://thesummi.com/2019/05/09/who-was-carrie-buck-part-2/ Become a member of the Summi Tribe using the link below and get all of our articles delivered straight to your email inbox. https://thesummi.com/sign-up/

Madagascar is argued to be of the highest priority in the fight to preserve the biodiversity of our planet. The island contains 5% of all the known species and 80% of these species cannot be found anywhere else on the Earth. In fact, there are more unique species of plants and animals living in Madagascar than on the entire African continent. The effect of climate change on Madagascar is threatening the lives of all of its inhabitants and the destruction of the ecosystem is happening at a rapid pace. Currently, only 10% of Madagascar’s original forest remains. I sat down with Liam Curran, who recently spent three months documenting Madagascar, researching the impact that climate change is having on the island and its wider consequences for the rest of the world.

Inspired by Yuval Noah Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st Century and Ray Dalio's Principles, this episode will explore the following: Is the traditional employment model obsolete? What skills does the 21st century job market demand? What can you do today to prepare yourself? To check out the article for this episode visit: https://thesummi.com/2019/04/02/what-is-the-future-of-work/ Become a member of the Summi Tribe using the link below and get all of our articles delivered straight to your email inbox!  https://thesummi.com/sign-up/

Inspired by Yuval Noah Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, this episode will explore the following: Do we need more information?  Is our education system helping us to make sense of information?  Does our education system help us to determine what is important and what is unimportant? Does our education system provide us with a broad narrative of the world? What should we be teaching instead? To check out the article for this episode visit: https://thesummi.com/2019/03/20/what-is-the-future-of-education/ Become a member of the Summi Tribe using the link below and get all of our articles delivered straight to your email inbox!  https://thesummi.com/sign-up/

Inspired by Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, this episode will focus on:  What do biologists think about happiness?  Can you measure whether you are in love or not?  What is the buddhist approach to happiness?  Are we killing ourselves mentally and emotionally?  To check out the article for this episode visit: https://thesummi.com/2019/02/18/what-really-makes-us-happy/ Become a member of the Summi tribe using the link below and get all of our articles delivered straight to your email inbox!  https://thesummi.com/sign-up/

Inspired by Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, this episode will focus on: What is happiness?  What is the relationship between money and happiness?  How do our subjective expectations affect our happiness?  How do we know how happy we are?  To check out the article for this episode visit: https://thesummi.com/2019/02/07/can-you-buy-happiness/ Become a member of the Summi tribe using the link below and get all of our articles delivered straight to your email inbox!  https://thesummi.com/sign-up/

Inspired by Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, this episode will focus on how we have been able to cooperate on an unprecedented scale because of our beliefs in common myths. In particular, we will look at how our imaginations affect the material world around us, our desires and the power of social movements.  To check out the article for this episode visit: https://thesummi.com/2019/01/22/how-powerful-is-our-imagination/ Become a member of the Summi tribe using the link below and get all of our articles delivered straight to your email inbox!  https://thesummi.com/sign-up/

Have you ever wondered why you reacted so strongly to something that was in fact trivial?  Inspired by Robert Greene's Laws of Human Nature, in this episode we look at how our emotions are affected by our childhood and how sudden success and losses as well as rising pressure can lead to dramatic and undesirable outbursts. To check out the article for this episode visit: https://thesummi.com/2019/01/08/how-to-master-your-emotional-self-understand-your-deeper-emotional-state/ Become a member of the Summi tribe using the link below and get all of our articles delivered straight to your email inbox! https://thesummi.com/sign-up/

In this episode we look at six emotional biases inspired by Robert Greene's Laws of Human Nature, to uncover how emotional biases affect us and what we can do to reduce their impact on everyday interactions and situations.  To check out the article for this episode visit: https://thesummi.com/2019/01/01/how-can-you-master-your-emotional-self-recognise-the-biases/ Become a member of the Summi tribe using the link below and get all of our articles delivered straight to your email inbox!  https://thesummi.com/sign-up/