Podcasts by IMPACTivism: Get better at doing good
IM·PACT·iv·ism
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the intersection of rational compassion and effective action, where we are each incredibly capable of impacting positive change for the people, non-human animals and environmental causes needing it most.
The IMPACTivism Podcast explores ideas we can consider, choices we can make, and actions we can take, as individuals, to get better at doing good.
Further podcasts by Logan Sullivan - Advocate, seeker, writer, humanitarian
Podcast on the topic Gesellschaft und Kultur
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21 Building on #MeToo - Why it's vital to speak for causes when not the victim from 2017-10-24T02:46:33
The #MeToo movement has shaken a lot of men, yet most remain silent. But without their voice, we can't move forward. In this episode, host Logan Sullivan explores the #MeToo movement and why people...
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19 Needs vs Desires - PechaKucha Talk from 2017-06-22T03:06:14
19 Needs vs Desires - PechaKucha Talk by Logan Sullivan - Advocate, seeker, writer, humanitarian
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18 Is 'humanitarian carnivore' an oxymoron? from 2017-06-08T09:58:07
Humanitarians believe vulnerable human beings deserve not to suffer and that the powerful should be prevented from harming or exploiting them. But what if we replace 'human' being with 'sentient' b...
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17 To Drain the Pond or Dive In - Omission Bias from 2017-05-17T21:53:23
Peter Singer's famous pond thought experiment threw me in to philosophical dilemma over a decade ago. My mind urged me fish for any reason why it's conclusions were invalid, for any escape from acc...
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16 Joy, Impact and Fulfillment - Social circles and global circles from 2017-05-04T06:15:49
Longterm fulfillment lays at the intersection of joy and high impact. This episode will help you find the ideal intersection, and understand it. We also discuss push-decisions vs. pull-decisions an...
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15 Kidnapping Presidents - Self-regarding and other-regarding actions from 2017-04-20T05:50:52
Self-regarding actions improve our own wellbeing, which incidentally rubs off on those around us. Other-regarding actions directly target others' wellbeing, and we find fulfillment in turn. In this...
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14 Tragedy or Statistic - Scope insensitivity bias from 2017-04-13T07:43:32
"The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic." When unaware of our natural Scope Insensitivity Bias, individual, relatable humans become masses, and masses become abstra...
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13 Selective Perception - Why don't people believe in science? from 2017-04-11T08:05:27
Selective perception allows our expectations or existing frames of mind to affect how we perceive inputs. If we aspire to impact positive change, we ought to seek the most accurate model of the wor...
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12 Does the possibilist actually study? from 2017-04-05T20:01:41
Remember those Thursday nights in college when you passed up on the party to stay in and study like the good student you aspired to be, but just ended up watching TV instead...
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11 Save-the-World Paralysis from 2017-04-04T07:06:41
When we want to improve the world, we sometimes find ourselves stuck in analysis paralysis, searching for the perfect, catch-all solution to solve all the world's problems, all at once. But, unfort...
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10 How to CREATE a difference from 2017-03-29T20:58:54
What’s the difference between participating in change and CREATING a difference? Well, one is like reading a script, and the other is writing it. In one case, a mold predates actions, and in the ot...
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09 Jordan Lejuwaan - Basic Income, AI, VR from 2017-03-27T21:07:08
Jordan Lejuwaan is the founder of HighExistence.com, the founder of the Valhalla Movement, the founder of Rave Nectar, and last but definitely not least, the co-founder and current CTO of Futurism....
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08 Do Less Harm or More Good - What's the difference? from 2017-03-23T03:07:24
What's the difference between doing less harm and actively choosing to do more good? They seem likely to achieve the same net impact, but in this episode, host Logan Sullivan explains why that's no...
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07 The Do-Good Dartboard - Who actually benefits? from 2017-03-21T04:51:16
Are we actually benefiting the people, animals or causes we're hoping to benefit through our actions, or maybe just our co-workers, co-volunteers, or friends? In this episode, I discuss why it's so...
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06 Moral License to Kill - the multivitamin effect from 2017-03-16T03:18:12
Moral Licensing is a phenomenon studied closely in social psychology that describes one way we can accidentally allow ourselves to act against what we believe to be moral when we’re not consciously...
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05 How many lives does a Doctor save? from 2017-03-14T00:22:48
When you hear how many lives an individual doctor in America is actually responsible for saving, you might be surprised. In this episode, I’ll show why this should actually be really good news, and...
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04 A Lifetime Pledge to Give from 2017-03-14T00:18:24
Interview with Brian Luscombe discussing a pledge we both made to donate 10% of our income for the rest of our lives to highly impactful nonprofits addressing priority issues efficiently. I’ve plan...
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03 The Luxury of Choice from 2017-03-14T00:05:46
The ability to make choices in life is rare. For the majority of humanity, both historically and currently, when choices exist for their making, survival considerations are necessarily the priority...
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02 Positive Intentions vs Positive Impact from 2017-03-14T00:03:18
Positive intentions correlate to positive impact to the extent that authentically wanting to do good might urge us to do a couple things: it might urge us to remain energized and committed to the c...
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01 What is IMPACTivism, and why do good? from 2017-03-13T23:56:58
The IMPACTivism Podcast is about how each of us, as individuals, can most effectively impact positive shifts in circumstances in the world we love and share.
It’s about how we’re complete...
Introducing The IMPACTivism Podcast from 2017-03-07T02:00:37
IMPACTivism sits at the intersection of rational compassion and effective action, where we are each incredibly capable of impacting positive change for the people, non-human animals and environment...
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