The consuming instinct | Gad Saad | TEDxConcordia

Marketing prof Gad Saad discusses the biological and evolutionary roots of our consuming instinct.
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[@pavelsokov]

He was a proff of mine at John Molson, and I have to say, his was one of the most interesting classes where I learned the most.

[@UkPome]

Lucky that you had him as a professor, that would of been exciting and fun.

[@JurijFedorov]

Great talk by Gad Saad. It's difficult to find such honest and direct scientist.

[@JurijFedorov]

UOY KCUF The only one I have not seen talk before is Kotler.

[@Dunstlookalike]

+UOY KCUF They're not honest at all. Some of those people claim there is no afterlife which is a dishonest claim because they do not know. If they are proponents of materialism that's fine, but claiming there point of view as truth is like the religious they mock.

[@aaron___6014]

Jurij Fedorov I think you should specify that what field of science you're referring to as the majority of scientists are honest and direct.

[@brianfinnegan664]

Peterson comes close

[@drifter402]

@@brianfinnegan664 not a scientist

[@stormbringer_7774]

When the Gad Father speaks, we listen🙌🤔

[@agonyuncle879]

Wow, a Tedx talk that isn't about feminist propaganda. Great job Gad Saad!

[@JoeyLevenson]

I was looking for that too! I like the guy but I saw a few videos on that stuff, I want to hear about his other ideAs!

[@leniacastro4830]

True!

[@lafondawilliams]

@@JoeyLevenson go to his youtube channel

[@nabahmadi5012]

Probably cause its an old video😆

[@dhadad9885]

Such an underrated ted talk.

[@francinerosebay]

I love him OMG! I'm surprised the feminist haven't banned him! Thank you Gad

[@zhengyingli]

Maybe they couldn't because based on their own metrics of what makes a person underprivileged, Gad Saad is actually more oppressed in our society than most active feminists.

[@NorBdelta]

+Francine Coudre they cant, he can pull his brown, Jewish, differently weighted, refugee from Lebanon victim card. It is difficult to trump ;D

[@gilbertopicinich1607]

Thank you Professor Saad for keeping in real in a storm of illusions and mirages.

[@InkBleedsDeeper]

Gad is awesome. Makes me feel like my 5% of people are real humans is about right..thought it might be around 1-2% in the last few years..

[@Markiv1000]

He was my professor at UC Irvine and he was a tough grade master. I think he's brilliant but I hated him for the bad grades and the C's he gave out even in electives :)

[@patricioiglesias5346]

That means that he actually read your papers and cared about their quality.

[@csrader]

I bet he graded honestly. C isn't a bad grade. Statistically that's average. A bad grade would be less than C. Everyone expects an A. A is outstanding, exceptional, literally speaking. It's third standard deviation. Unless the class was filled with geniuses (statistically unlikely), the spread should be more normal.

[@thecakeisalie8135]

although you still passed, teaching failure is an important part of life. I see lots of new grads entering the workplace who are shell-shocked when their boss yells at them for the first time for doing something wrong.

[@Hermes1548]

Very entertaining and clear. You can see why many hate EP. It's clarifying and it's funny. Like Molière talking with Darwin's mask.

[@noless]

This was great!

[@53prime]

Very awesome. Thanks!

[@dogbreaf]

brilliant!

[@dessfred]

It's all very interresting, but as humans being, can we fight this instinct and forge another responses to stimuli that normally make us good, docile custumers? It may not work to a social point of view, but as individuals, it sort of give some kind of agency on our biologics impulse.

[@ryurudaraoni6950]

Maravilhoso

[@Talliwa123]

Awsome.

[@user-jb2gh2id3j]

كلام جميل شكرا لك

[@dericflairmultiverse4952]

THE GADFATHER!!!, please come give a talk at Ocad University lol the virtual signaling is crazy here

[@Luke-kj1rj]

Such an interesting guy to listen to

[@TheWP120]

Wow that's Saad.

[@twest5418]

Excellent.

[@aditya.mankare]

2:42 Super classy

[@mikerollin4073]

Leave it to Gad to drop the best jokes ever heard at a TED Talk!

[@honghavok]

Love this guy

[@tomjiji999]

Great talk !! Are there any other talks by Professor Saad ?

[@thehubbabubba667]

Youssef Thomas Jiji he has his own youtube channel, the saad truth

[@brianfinnegan664]

Check him out on Joe rogan

[@birdsinacage6627]

Don't know whether you're more gifted as an EP or comedian. Regardless, having completed literally hundreds of college credits in my academic career not only have I never experienced such an outstanding professor, but I honestly didn't think such an individual could possibly exist. I feel sad for the rest. TY 😊

[@chethann1679]

Loved it 💯💯❤ .. Like true honest...

[@aaron___6014]

"Hey Lenda I probably won't marry you!," is what the song would be.

[@clich126]

Interesting

[@sarahcappelletti8904]

This man should have a satire program called Saadtire & the logo would be a sad tyre

[@birdsinacage6627]

Brilliant😊

[@lex3729]

Oswald Cobblepot!

[@IRMentat]

In gad we trust (but allow science to verify).

[@birdsinacage6627]

Witty post. 😊 Thanks

[@ericthered9655]

For people unfamiliar with things like parental investment theory, a lot of this may not make sense. Don't criticize him though, learn the basic of evolutionary psychology and it will all come together. Start by thinking about cavemen. What mating choices would best guarantee survival for a woman and her offspring? Would she choose a man low on the totem pole, or on the top? Would she choose an omega who eats last when food is scarce, or an alpha who eats first? Stands to reason most of us are descendants of those who chose hyper aggressive alphas. There you have the reason why women are attracted to bad boys with resources. Kind of obvious if you think about it.

[@getstarted7168]

Ok Gad, you reading these comments? Yeah, you were funny as F***. Nice presentation.

[@zerackid]

Men give love to get sex, women give sex to get love.

[@VidkunQL]

Men give *devotion* to get sex, women give sex to get *devotion*. Love is part of the mechanism.

[@Zagg777]

It's hard to not quote Tina Turner here: What's love got to do with it?

[@P33G33B33D33]

Ilyas Sheik Evolutionary Psychology In A Nutshell!

[@jonathanzargosky5100]

***** ..wut does that even mean?..

[@P33G33B33D33]

***** Do You Celebrate Valentines?

[@theknightswhosay]

So weird to hear him nervous

[@TheAnubite]

Who is the brown, intellectual Adonis ?! Kidding, I know exactly who he is. :D

[@rickyrickardo8347]

That was the female cardinal with the food in her mouth, I guess he just gave it to her.

[@trallicus3758]

Has TED ever allowed a speaker to discuss radical Islam? It's an honest question; I really do not know.

[@idontwannanamemychannel5890]

I really fuckin doubt it, ted talks are not nearly as "progressive" as they would lead people to believe

[@androidrobot8809]

yes they invited sam harris

[@brianfinnegan664]

@@androidrobot8809 he didn't discuss radical Islam tho, he talked about science answering moral questions

[@SleepingElephant]

Typical Tedx PC! Check out his book, his youtube vids, or my reviews on his work.

[@deacon5090]

is he armenian

[@fjordhellas4077]

He is from Lebanon.

[@jonathanzargosky5100]

I respect evolutionary psychologists but they like to assert their data as facts instead of simply "data". That's not objective nor is it science.

[@theonlyguiltymaninshawshan7909]

That’s a legit point, Jonathan. I’ve considered it as well. Even Gad has acknowledged it at times.

[@P33G33B33D33]

VrooooooM 7:57-10:30 Oh nO I Don't Like LOSERS Like This!

[@P33G33B33D33]

What Do Females Think Of ME When They See ME Walking Everywhere With Multiple Bags In My Hands On The Side Of The Road? I Have A Fairly Accurate Idea! (And Most Of These Thoughts These Womens Have Are Unconscious; They're Not Aware That They're Thinking This Way And Perceiving ME A Certain Way).

[@P33G33B33D33]

7:57-10:30 Oh nO I Don't Like LOSERS Like This! Two MIles An Hour So Everyone Can C U

[@j_freed]

How dare you impose your daughter's gender, GAD!

[@brianfinnegan664]

I kno! What a knotsee

[@billmoyer3254]

a long winded way to illustrate conspicuous consumption