The Working Class Poor (16:30)

Dr. Scott Sanders, Assistant Professor of Sociology at BYU, co-authored the study “Work and Occupations.” According to the Agriculture Department around 46.5 Million people received food stamps last year. According to a new study by sociologists at BYU, Cornell and LSU, the majority of the United States poor aren’t jobless. They are working at low-paying jobs, struggling to support their families and themselves.

The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter (1:07:50)

Dr. Joseph Henrich is the Canada Research Chair in Culture, Cognition and Coevolution at the University of British Columbia, where he teaches both Economics and Psychology. He is also Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology, at Harvard. His new book is The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter. Professor Joe Henrich argues it’s not our brains that saved us, but our culture.

Claiming Life Experience (1:54:20)

Brittany Fisher is 24 years old. She used to run cross-country for Utah State University and be an avid rock-climber. She is also a former employee for CLIMB Works, an outdoor recreation center. In 2012 Brittany Fisher took a 100 foot fall off of a cliff while rappelling which left her paralyzed from the waist down. But the athlete didn’t let that stop her, she relearned to walk and live life to its fullest. 24-year-old Brittany discuss her journey through the struggles of paralysis and to teach us how to overcome the trials in our lives.