Why Your Democracy Is Failing You

Just when you think society’s screwed, this guy comes along and tells us how to fix it. At 1:20, he tells us something we love’s been broken. At 2:10, he tries to empathize with our loss. At 3:26, he makes us sad again. But at 4:35, he tells us a story that gives us hope.

People Skills

Look for backchannels: The dead giveaway that someone isn’t listening while you’re speaking

Generations

My mom handed me a ‘Health and Beauty for Women’ book from 1923. It’s oddly not terrible.

Her friends are surprised she’s sick. Her answer stops them in their tracks.

Climate

The most dramatic proof of our current climate catastrophe ever caught on camera