In today’s D.O.P.E. talk I go in depth with Dr. Fra Fox Mega. Fox is a Neuroscientist and founder of Dr Mega Consulting. Today we talked about their background in cognitive neuroscience, their story, we discussed politics, society, genders and many other topics. To jump between the topics check out the timestamps.
Timestamps & Topics:
00:38:00
Introduction.
00:01:20
Their transition from Neuroscience to social entrepreneurship and DEI: reasons and experience.. Compassion in neuroscience and compassion in humans’ nature.
00:26:19
How businesses can learn compassion.
00:35:07
Non binary genders in indigenous cultures, non binary genders in cultures of the global north, the colonial idea of supremacy and how colonialism played a role in shaping a patriarchal and exclusive society.
00:39:00
The role of traditions, social structures, political systems and media in shaping and influencing what “norm” is.
00:51:12
A discussion: The discourse in the German Bundestag about the women quota and the discourse in the media.
00:58:20
The discussion continues: Critical thinking,hate speech, cancel culture and cleansing rage
01:32:13
Allyship and intersectionality, difference between empathy and compassion in neuroscience
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As promised, here are the links and information about the books Fox recommended:
You can also stay connected with Dr. Fox through their lovingly curated monthly "You Belong" newsletter, on LinkedIn or their online magazine Radically Human on Medium.
You can also check out the awesome work Dr. Mega Consulting team is doing to make the world (of work) a more equitable, just and kind place at www.dr-mega.com, where you can also be able to access free resources on Engaged Allyship and a Guide to Pronouns.