Bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society. - my sense is: mon avis est que - pivotal: essentiel, central - species: espèce - to make a judg(e)ment call (US): prendre une décision en s'en remettant à son jugement personnel - to bathe: baigner > the sun's energy bathes the earth - bottom line: ici 'résultat' > All the economic activity of our fellow species is dependent on that bottom line - seminal: majeur - end game: phase finale du jeu (aux échecs) - propelled by fossil fuels: poussé par les énergies fossiles - prices went through the roof: les prix ont explosé - to soar: monter en flèche > 'inflation soared' - carbon deposit: gisement de charbon -
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A Whole New Mind with Daniel Pink:
Video version of Daniel Pink's "A Whole New Mind" that's on the web. 1/6 - levity: légèreté (au fig.) - a youthful indiscretion: une erreur de jeunesse - this raises a question: cela pose une question - to toss over: lancer - to dish out: servir (un plat) - a smidgen: un grain de, un brin de (fig) - buyoant economy: une économie dynamique - ability: compétence - Mason-dixon line - to cleave: cliver, diviser - em pa thic: qui manifeste de l'empathie - SAT: Scholastic Aptitude Test - to underscore: to underline 2/6 - first among equals: premier parmi ses pairs (primus inter pares) - punch line: chute, conclusion d'un comique - 'necessary but no longer sufficient' - to offer up: offrir - nifty: chouette - hooey (US): conneries - yearning: désir vif - to crunch the numbers: traiter, analyser les données/chiffres - to bring to bear: exercer, appliquer - to muster : réunir, rassembler - scales are tilting: on assiste à un...