#7 - Carlos Torelli: The Collective Genius, Engineers doing Business, and Food

Carlos Torelli is a business professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He studied civil engineering and has become an expert in identifying cultural factors driving consumer behavior in a globalized world.  EPISODE LINKS:  Carlos Torelli's Website: http://www.carlostorelli.com/  OUTLINE:  0:00 - Introduction  0:34 - Individualism vs Collectivist Forces  9:17 - Is the Individual Genius Dead?  19:10 - Technology + Collectivism = The Big Brother  23:30 - Growing Pains of Tech  28:09 - The "Eco-Friendly" Business Model  35:28 - Hedonistic Pleasure: Authentic Food  37:04 - Malthusianiasm Self-Destruction  39:57 - Inequality  44:45 - Incentive alignment  55:13 - Advice for young people  🚥 Overrated or Underrated Section 🚥  1:00:20 - ⚙️ Engineers doing business 1:02:25 - 🌎 Globalization  1:06:10 - 🇻🇪 Venezuelan Food  1:07:00 - Closing words  SOCIAL: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uiuctalkshow Twitter: https://twitter.com/uiuctalkshow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uiuctalkshow Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ezoc4xJa4DrGq7N4lhqQn Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-uiuc-talkshow/id1611427075  Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1H9UJqXvJXr3qlx9c89Rv76c6IpnwGeC Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1H9UJqXvJXqdyEq7fuyUz9cmpdfqN1Rb What is The UIUC Talkshow? Our goal with this show is to introduce you to the most interesting people with the most interesting ideas from the UIUC campus. Learn more about Juan David & Aaryaman: Aaryaman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaryaman-patel-779437205/ Juan David Website: https://www.juandavidcampolargo.com/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/jdcampolargo   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdcampolargo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdcampolargo/