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  • India's Overpopulation is not a Coincidence - Why is it The Most Populated Country?

    Three distinct things explain the overpopulation of India in the 21st century. The population of a country has a lot more to do with geography than any other factor. Let’s analyze the history and geography of our beloved nation to understand the causes of it being overcrowded. Understand what makes India the most populous country in the world.

    More videos for you:
    Geopolitics of Mahabharata: https://youtu.be/HJcg4Y265_s
    India’s wealth distribution: https://youtu.be/z4Qf44Ti338
    How internet works: https://youtu.be/LLpGtWpr28I
    What is MLM: https://youtu.be/tX8r0KQiQEg
    Epic science breakthroughs: https://youtu.be/m2ul_1KYXpA
    Hope you enjoyed FutureIQ by Navin Kabra and Shrikant Joshi. Do hit us
    up on Twitter:
    @ngkabra http://twitter.com/ngkabra
    @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant
    Listen it on the podcast provider of your choice:
    https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS
    Watch other episodes of The FutureIQ podcast:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAppTB0r5_TaYueZ0adD42Wiw5X-wTE4v
    Chapters:
    00:00 Introduction
    00:33 Food & population
    02:44 So many rivers
    06:22 Geography & Population
    07:31 Cows and population
    10:54 Natural defenses
    12:20 China
    1256 Geography is history
    #futureiq #india


    16 min
  • Why You Think You Are Not Good Enough & How to Overcome it? Imposter Syndrome

    What is imposter syndrome and how to overcome it? If you feel overwhelmed by your surroundings and thin you're not good enough, there's a good chance that you're suffering from the imposter syndrome. It's so common that even the greatest chess player and the first person to step on the moon had it. So, what can you do about imposter syndrome to defeat it or overcome it? Find out in this episode of FutureIQ.

    Videos and books mentioned in the episode:
    Books:
    Talent by Tyler Cowen: https://tapthe.link/TalentBook
    Videos:
    Magnus Carlsen insecurities: https://youtu.be/6T6LRnqHJfU
    Barnum statements: https://youtu.be/FcSuHP113NI
    Dunning Kruger effect: https://youtu.be/GtmcY3t5hB4
    Dunbar numbers: https://youtu.be/ekAtODyfkyw
    Hope you enjoyed FutureIQ by Navin Kabra and Shrikant Joshi. Do hit us
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    @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant
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    https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS
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    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAppTB0r5_TaYueZ0adD42Wiw5X-wTE4v
    Chapters:
    00:00 Example
    02:00 Everyone has it
    04:40 What is Imposter Syndrome
    05:50 Effects of Imposter Syndrome
    10:00 What to do about it?
    14:00 Imposter syndrome is good
    16:35 Imposter vs Perfectionist
    #futureiq #impostersyndrome


    19 min
  • News is (LITERALLY) Driving You Crazy - The Case For Not Watching News!

    You need to stop consuming news to protect your physical and mental health. This week in FutureIQ we make the case for not consuming news. And that's not limited to TV news, but all forms of news that you consume. Yes. Consume less news to stay sane and protect your health!

    Stay informed with Navin's Substack - FutureIQ:
    https://futureiq.substack.com/
    Episodes Referenced:
    World is Improving - https://youtu.be/2l0jnwf-2kA
    2. PEP094 Bad is Stronger than Good - Coming Soon :)
    Recommended Episode:
    Pollution is Making You Dumb:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANvfe_pPg-Q
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    https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS
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    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAppTB0r5_TaYueZ0adD42Wiw5X-wTE4v
    #futureiq #news #breakingnews


    14 min
  • Mahabharata's Geography Decided The Winner - Geopolitics of Mahabharata

    The geography and politics of the Mahabharata war can come to explain why Pandawas rebelled and won the war. Let's look at the map of India from that time to learn the possible politics, alliances, and other interesting things that led to the Mahabharata war and ultimately decided who would win the holy war. Let's understand the geopolitics of

    Mahabharata.
    More videos for you:
    Why US is a superpower: https://youtu.be/NGnUTDPkWUo
    India's overpopulation explained: https://youtu.be/Sjur6Bu30YM
    Karmanye Vaadhikaraste: https://youtu.be/95Zi_4OthbY
    Hope you enjoyed FutureIQ by Navin Kabra and Shrikant Joshi. Do hit us
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    @ngkabra http://twitter.com/ngkabra
    @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant
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    https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS
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    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAppTB0r5_TaYueZ0adD42Wiw5X-wTE4v
    Chapters:
    00:00 Introduction
    00:45 Geopolitics
    02:35 Geography of Mahabharata
    05:30 Politics for Mahabharata
    09:56 Game of thrones
    12:30 Why kings helped Pandawas?
    15:38 Why Magadh stayed quiet?
    18:00 Geopolitics
    #futureiq #mahabharata


    20 min
  • How can even a saint become a murderer? Exploring the Slippery Slope Fallacy

    Understanding the slippery slope fallacy will help you identify it in real life and avoid its worst-case scenarios. But what is a slippery slope, and how does it affect you in real life? We’ve explained the concept of a slippery slope in this episode of the future podcast. Learn more about it in the next 15 minutes.

    More videos for you:
    Sunk cost fallacy: https://youtu.be/pgH79XsGlo4
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    playlist?list=PLAppTB0r5_TaYueZ0adD42Wiw5X-wTE4v
    00:00 Introduction
    00:15 The fiction
    03:14 Slippery slope
    03:30 Real-life example
    05:00 Example 3
    06:23 The concept
    07:05 X + 1 Syndrome
    09:16 How to avoid slippery slopes?
    11:40 Misinterpretations
    13:30 Overuse
    #futureiq #slipperyslope


    17 min
  • The World is Getting Better Than You Think - A Statistical Analysis of Things That Are Improving

    Is the world getting better or worse? The answer is quite complex. But there are a lot of good things happening in the world that get overshadowed by the bad ones. Which makes us feel like there is no progress and everything is getting worse than it already was. Therefore, we decided to statistically prove to you how good things are improving

    in the world, how bad things are reducing, and why you think everything is getting worse in this episode of the FutureIQ podcast.
    Links mentioned in the episode:
    Antifragile episode: https://youtu.be/75RulJrHFMc
    Book - Factfulness: https://tapthe.link/FactfulnessBook
    https://ourworldindata.org/much-better-awful-can-be-better : The world
    is much better. But: The world is awful. The world can be much better.
    https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen :
    Hans Rosling TED Talk
    https://ourworldindata.org/wrong-about-the-world: People are wrong about
    how good/bad the world is
    https://www.gapminder.org/factfulness-book/32-improvements/ : 32
    improvements in the world shown in charts (16 bad things reducing and 16
    good things increasing)
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    up on Twitter:
    @ngkabra http://twitter.com/ngkabra
    @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant
    Listen it on the podcast provider of your choice:
    https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS
    Watch other episodes of The FutureIQ podcast:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAppTB0r5_TaYueZ0adD42Wiw5X-wTE4v
    00:00 Introduction
    02:52 Things that have improved
    10:06 Why do we think it's getting worse?
    11:46 Good things getting better
    15:38 The importance of good news
    #futureiq #goodnews


    19 min
  • Why You Can't Ban Pyramid Schemes? Multi Level Marketing (MLM) Explained

    What are MLMs, Pyramids, and Ponzi schemes or scams? It’s an interesting question, especially considering the ongoing controversy between YouTubers Sandeep Maheshwari and Vivek Bindra. Let’s step back a little

    and try to understand what exactly is multi-level marketing, is it legal or illegal, if it’s illegal, how can people still fall for such scams? All this with some interesting and fun examples in this episode of FutureIQ.
    Books mentioned in the episode:
    Get rich slowly: https://tapthe.link/GetRichSlowlyBook
    More videos for you:
    India’s overpopulation: https://youtu.be/Sjur6Bu30YM
    India’s wealth distribution: https://youtu.be/z4Qf44Ti338
    How internet works: https://youtu.be/LLpGtWpr28I
    Epic science breakthroughs: https://youtu.be/m2ul_1KYXpA
    Hope you enjoyed FutureIQ by Navin Kabra and Shrikant Joshi. Do hit us
    up on Twitter:
    @ngkabra http://twitter.com/ngkabra
    @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant
    Listen it on the podcast provider of your choice:
    https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS
    Watch other episodes of The FutureIQ podcast:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAppTB0r5_TaYueZ0adD42Wiw5X-wTE4v
    Chapters:
    00:00 The scam
    00:38 Example
    01:50 Amway example
    03:50 Legality
    04:15 The problem
    05:08 Pyramid schemes
    06:30 Ponzy schemes
    10:10 Vivek Bindra and Sandeep Maheshwari controversy
    12:00 Another example & more data
    13:22 How to not fall for pyramid schemes
    #futureiq #mlmbusiness #pyramidscheme


    17 min
  • Why Your Boss is a Sociopath - Gervais Principle Explained

    The Gervais principle states that most offices and corporations contain

    primarily three types of people, losers, clueless, and sociopaths.
    Sounds interesting, find out how the principal reasons for the hierarchy
    of these people and why it matters to you. While doing that, you'll
    understand the basics of corporations or corporate structure to choose
    your role or avoid being a loser, clueless, or sociopath.
    Books mentioned in the video:
    The Gervais principle: https://tapthe.link/GervaisPrincipleBookD
    Give and take: https://tapthe.link/GiveandTakeBookD
    The Peter principle: https://tapthe.link/PeterPrincipleBookD
    The Dilbert principle: https://tapthe.link/DilbertPrincipleBookD
    Hope you enjoyed FutureIQ by Navin Kabra and Shrikant Joshi. Do hit us
    up on Twitter:
    @ngkabra http://twitter.com/ngkabra
    @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant
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    https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS
    Watch other episodes of The FutureIQ podcast:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAppTB0r5_TaYueZ0adD42Wiw5X-wTE4v
    Chapters:
    00:00 Introduction
    01:30 The Gervais principle
    03:42 The secret
    05:40 Losers
    08:37 The office characters
    09:20 Real-life examples
    10:37 The nuance
    13:29 The Peter principle
    #futureiq #theoffice


    17 min
  • Why We Only Hear About The Winners? Survivorship Bias Explained

    There is an explanation for why we only see success stories of

    successful people - survivorship bias. Let’s try to understand what is
    survivorship bias. How it affects the things we understand. What does it
    tell us about success stories and should you follow any advice at all?
    Let’s learn all these things with some interesting examples.
    Hope you enjoyed FutureIQ by Navin Kabra and Shrikant Joshi. Do hit us
    up on Twitter:
    @ngkabra http://twitter.com/ngkabra
    @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant
    Listen it on the podcast provider of your choice:
    https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS
    Watch other episodes of The FutureIQ podcast:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAppTB0r5_TaYueZ0adD42Wiw5X-wTE4v
    Books:
    Fooled by randomness: https://tapthe.link/FooledByRandomness
    Good to great: https://tapthe.link/GoodToGreat
    Reference materials:
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/rickferri/2012/12/20/any-monkey-can-beat-the-market/?sh=37baec7d630a:
    Monkeys beat the stock market (see also, the most successful chimp on
    Wall Street - 22nd most successful money manager
    https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-successful-chimpanzee-on-wall-street)
    https://twitter.com/JoePompliano/status/1355690179810439171: Sylvester
    Stallone story
    https://twitter.com/the8472/status/1628109270230106127: Russian Roulette
    https://xkcd.com/1827/: xkcd successful lottery ticket buyer
    https://sketchplanations.com/sampling-bias: Sampling bias (online
    surveys)
    More videos for you:
    Karmanye vadhikaraste: https://youtu.be/95Zi_4OthbY
    Power law: https://youtu.be/i2YrICwDR5g
    Jeff bezos: https://youtu.be/aQg7dAJWqyk
    Costly signalling: https://youtu.be/0YEBK7eR3Ek
    Dunbar's nubmers: https://youtu.be/ekAtODyfkyw
    Chapters:
    00:00 Introduction
    00:32 Example
    04:00 Fooled by randomness
    05:40 Alpha
    06:03 Luck
    06:42 Post hoc fallacy
    07:58 Survivorship bias
    11:18 Example
    14:43 More examples of survivorship bias
    17:06 The reasoning
    17:56 The takeaway
    18:58 More quick examples
    26:56 Advise to take & avoid
    #futureiq #survivorshipbias


    30 min
  • You Need to Improve Your Professional Networking Skills

    Networking is perhaps the most important skill for your career. To help

    you understand the importance of professional networking and help you
    build a better career, we're here with some examples, analogies and
    stories that may convince you to improve your networking skills. Let's
    understand the importance of networking now.
    Hope you enjoyed FutureIQ by Navin Kabra and Shrikant Joshi. Do hit us
    up on Twitter:
    @ngkabra http://twitter.com/ngkabra
    @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant
    Listen it on the podcast provider of your choice:
    https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS
    Watch other episodes of The FutureIQ podcast:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAppTB0r5_TaYueZ0adD42Wiw5X-wTE4v
    More videos for you:
    AI will take your job: https://youtu.be/3fOTvF8ReXA
    Importance of liberal arts: https://youtu.be/pBoaeIdpEaU
    School ruin kids: https://youtu.be/75RulJrHFMc
    Moving out after 12th: https://youtu.be/esm39hwG1sk
    Links mentioned in the video:
    Networking overview by Navin:
    https://futureiq.substack.com/p/understanding-organizational-power
    The power of weak links:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_ties#Weak_tie_hypothesis
    Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/berkun/status/1382016660630958080
    Power in an organization:
    https://jacobian.org/2021/mar/15/organizational-power/
    Chapters:
    00:00 The most important skill
    02:38 Networking in hiring
    05:03 Getting this done
    06:52 Why it works in hiring?
    11:00 Skills vs networking
    14:00 Family vs other networks in career
    17:40 Networking as a side effect
    19:57 Privilage in networking
    #futureiq #networking


    25 min

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