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Something About Everything
by Anas Elsabagh
The goal of this podcast is to take you on a journey with me in search of knowledge. During this journey I will be sharing my insights, commenting on other people’s ideas, and interviewing experts in different fields. This podcast can only grow, and benefit you as a listener and me as a host, if we start questioning preexisting ideas and really expanding our horizons of curiosity. The topics of this podcast include science, entrepreneurship, technology, politics, and other podcasts.
Episodes
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Should we always accept new technology?
In our daily lives we are presented with new inventions, technologies, and applications; the question then becomes should we accept these new technologies? Is technology always adopted for the betterment of society? What if we are prevented from using tech that actually makes our lives easier and...
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Does religion affect our happiness?
Do you think religion can lead to or prevent happiness? Are religious people happier or less happy compared to people that don't practice? Religion is directly correlated with one of the dimensions of happiness, the eudaimonic dimension, but the answer to this question is not straightforward. To...
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The road to Happiness: A conversation with the Happiness experts
Have you ever read or heard about the World Happiness Report? Did you wonder why some countries rank higher than others and how happiness can be measured across a population? I spoke to a Senior Analyst at the Happiness Research Institute. We did a deep dive into some of their research topics. We...
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What is Happiness?
What is happiness? It may seem like a simple question at first, but happiness is a very complex state. Is happiness a feeling? Is it a state of well-being? Or is it merely a perspective on life? To answer this question I spoke to a Senior Analyst at The Happiness Research Institute, Anne…
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Which countries are happier: rich or poor?
Which countries are happier: rich or poor countries ? What do you think? If you think the answer is obvious, then you are wrong. Happiness is more complex than we think. The answer to this question really depends on the dimension of happiness you give more weight to, affective vs cognitive. To...
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Can Artificial Intelligence solve social issues?
This is a short clip from my conversation with Abdulla Daoud, the Executive Director at The Refugee Centre to try and understand more about the refugee application and integration process, what struggles they face, and how technology is helping solve social issues. Canada accepted more than…
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Refugee integration through technology & education
This is my full conversation with Abdulla Daoud, the Executive Director at The Refugee Centre to try and understand more about the refugee application and integration process, what struggles they face, and how technology is helping solve social issues. Canada accepted more than 60,000 Syrian...
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Myth Busting: Refugees
This is a short clip from my conversation with Abdulla Daoud, the Executive Director at The Refugee Centre to try and understand more about the refugee application and integration process, what struggles they face, and how technology is helping solve social issues. Canada accepted more than…
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How to effectively integrate refugees?
This is a short clip from my conversation with Abdulla Daoud, the Executive Director at The Refugee Centre to try and understand more about the refugee application and integration process, what struggles they face, and how technology is helping solve social issues. Canada accepted more than…
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Radicalization - A psychological analysis
This episode contains my full conversation with UNESCO's Prevention of Radicalization and Violent Extremism department Co-Chair, Dr. Ghayda Hassan. She is also a Co-Chair on the National Expert Committee Countering Radicalization to Violence in Canada. We talk about radicalization and its causes...
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Why deradicalization programs don't work
This is a short clip from the episode where I speak to UNESCO's Prevention of Radicalization and Violent Extremism department Co-Chair, Dr. Ghayda Hassan. She is also a Co-Chair on the National Expert Committee Countering Radicalization to Violence in Canada. We talk about radicalization and its...
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Myth Busting: Violent Radicalization
This is a short clip from the episode where I speak to UNESCO's Prevention of Radicalization and Violent Extremism department Co-Chair, Dr. Ghayda Hassan. She is also a Co-Chair on the National Expert Committee Countering Radicalization to Violence in Canada. We talk about radicalization and its...
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Pineapple Pizza and the Confirmation Bias
In this episode I talk about some of the past weeks' events and how our confirmation bias combined with social media is resulting in a society of ideological silos. Share your thoughts with me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Something-About-Everything-252540085473157/?modal=admin_todo_tour...
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Lego + Furniture = Aalo
I interviewed Se-jun Park to get a unique perspective from the mindset of an entrepreneur. How his passion started and how he overcame the obstacles that faced him. Se-jun has a fascinating journey starting with a coupon software startup, then moving on to car manufacturing, and finally founding...
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The Middle East Democracy Paradox
In this episode we tackle questions that have perplexed many for decades. Is the middle east ready for democracy? Does the Arab world understand democracy ? My guest Mr.Ehab Lotayef, is a political activist, political commentator, writer, and the former chairperson of the Egyptian Canadian...
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Is social media promoting freedom & democracy?
In this episode I talk to Dr.Peter Carr about social media and its impact on our personal freedom and democracy. The episode answers many questions including: If social media is being used for repression? Whether social media has led to a general state of apathy? What is social media's role in...
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Data and Google's 57 million dollar fine
Technology has become an intrinsic part of our everyday lives. Application developers provide us with services that help us move from one place to another, get food, communicate, and other things. In exchange for these services, they take a small fee and get access to our data. In this episode, I...
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NERv - Medical entrepreneurship disruption!
This episode features a discussion with the Co-founder and COO of NERv technologies, Amr Abduljawad. NERv is a Canadian medical startup that utilizes Nanotechnology to save lives of patients who undergo operations, it does so by monitoring and reporting post-operative complications in real-time.…
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Life advice from a stoic
This episode discusses the book, "Letters from a stoic". The episode is full of life advice on how to be mindful, be present, and accept dissatisfaction. Although Stoicism is an ancient philosophy, it is ironically very relevant in our fast-paced twenty-first century. This episode will help the...
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Intro - Something About Everything
This is the intro for the podcast Something About Everything. The goal of this podcast is to take you on a journey with me in search of knowledge. During this journey I will be sharing my insights, commenting on other people’s ideas, and interviewing experts in different fields. This podcast can...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The goal of this podcast is to take you on a journey with me in search of knowledge. During this journey I will be sharing my insights, commenting on other people’s ideas, and interviewing experts in different fields. This podcast can only grow, and benefit you as a listener and me as a host, if we start questioning preexisting ideas and really expanding our horizons of curiosity. The topics of this podcast include science, entrepreneurship, technology, politics, and other podcasts.
HOSTED BY
Anas Elsabagh
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The goal of this podcast is to take you on a journey with me in search of knowledge. During this journey I will be sharing my insights, commenting on other people’s ideas, and interviewing experts in different fields. This podcast can only grow, and benefit you as a listener and me as a host, if we...
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