So it's not often that someone can "guarantee" anything, but when I was first informed of helping out with an invited speaker, I had two individuals take the effort to tell me that his talk may quite possibly "be the best talk you'll ever hear" or "will change your life."
Strong words indeed, if not for the fact that the sources happen to be opinions I trust. Anyway, who are we talking about? Well, we're talking about a Sheldon Solomon.
His academic credentials essentially revolve around something called Terror Management Theory which wiki succinctly describes:
It looks at what researchers claim to be the implicit emotional reactions of people when confronted with the psychological terror of knowing we will eventually die (it is widely believed that our awareness of mortality is a trait that is unique to humans).
The entire wiki entry is actually pretty fascinating (especially for one like myself, pretty much ignorant in the area of psychology), and the video above is certainly worth checking out.
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Very interesting, thanks for posting this!