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“Because first impressions last” – The majority of first impressions are based on how we look – not what we say. Our non-verbal cues say more about us than any of our words ever will. And it goes way beyond skin deep. Everything about us speaks, from the clothes we wear to the cars we

In life’s toughest moments, how do you go on living? Kate Bowler has been exploring this question ever since she was diagnosed with stage IV cancer at age 35. In a profound, heartbreaking and unexpectedly funny talk, she offers some answers — challenging the idea that “everything happens for a reason” and sharing hard-won wisdom

“Collective Illusions”: Why false consensus in society is so dangerous, with Todd Rose Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►►https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► Sam Harris: The self is an illusion https://youtu.be/fajfkO_X0l0 In a perfect world, the relationship between private opinion and public opinion would be basically like a mirror. At its best, the public opinion

NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for medical advice. While some viewers may find the advice provided in this talk to be helpful as a complementary approach, this talk only represents the speaker’s personal perspective on women’s health. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers

In the Masai community where 13-year-old Richard Turere lives, cattle are all-important. But lion attacks were growing more frequent. In this short, inspiring talk, the young inventor shares the solar-powered solution he designed to safely scare the lions away. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference,

Trauma can create a heavy weight that we can carry for too many years. Trey Canard knows this because he carried a weight for far too long. In this inspirational and enlightening talk you will pick up a key to recognizing and taking the first steps for overcoming any trauma in your life. treycanard.com @treycanard

Having trouble falling asleep — or staying asleep? Alcohol, sleeping pills or drugs like marijuana help you in the short-term, but they’re only a quick fix, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. There is, however, one proven way to treat your insomnia and help you get the zzz’s you need. Sleep — we spend one-third of

Millennials 101, with Paul Taylor Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Paul Taylor, the executive vice president of the Pew Research Center and author of The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown, on what makes Millennials a “very distinctive” generation. ———————————————————————————-

Co-author of Escape Under Sail: Pursue Your Liveaboard Dream, Leonard lives and travels with his partner and her 2 teens on their 45-year-old sailboat. Having been in the technology and education sectors, he had explored many career paths without satisfaction. So by the age of 40, he and his partner restored an old boat and

Michio Kaku: The Metaphysics of Teleportation Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Even if science is able to teleport humans across large distances, would the teleported human really be the same person or just an exact replica? What would happen to the soul? ———————————————————————————-

Michio Kaku: What Is Dark Matter? New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Today, Dr. Kaku addresses a question posed by David Hernandez: If subatomic particles can be in two or more places at once, could parts of us be travelling back and

In this beautiful and moving talk, the self proclaimed “happiest man on earth”, Eddie Jaku shares his story of love and survival at TEDxSydney 2019. Eddie Jaku was a Jew living in Germany at the outbreak and throughout the duration of World War II. His story of survival spans 12 years, from Hitler’s rise to

As a young child, Tania Luna left her home in post-Chernobyl Ukraine to take asylum in the US. And one day, on the floor of the New York homeless shelter where she and her family lived, she found a penny. She has never again felt so rich. A meditation on the bittersweet joys of childhood

Thinking as a group and going along with the loudest voices can feel easy and even natural. But to make real positive change in our world, it’s important to hear all voices and question the perceived majority. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up Next ► Why Americans don’t trust each other https://youtu.be/E4erHIZpnyQ

Take action on climate change at http://countdown.ted.com. A brief answer to one of the key questions about climate change: Where does all the carbon we release go? (Written by Myles Allen, David Biello and George Zaidan) This animation was part of the Countdown Global Launch on 10.10.2020. (Watch the full event: https://youtu.be/5dVcn8NjbwY.) Countdown is TED’s

Experiences that put you in a state of flow are shown to override PTSD and heartbreak. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up Next ► How to enter ‘flow state’ on command https://youtu.be/znwUCNrjpD4 Flow is an altered state of consciousness in which we feel and perform our best due to total absorption in

David Eagleman: Your Time-Bending Brain (YouTube Geek Week!) Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Neuroscientist David Eagleman explains how your brain perceives time (retrospectively). ———————————————————————————- David Eagleman: David Eagleman is a neuroscientist and a New York Times bestselling author. He directs the Laboratory for

What does it look like when someone in Sweden brushes their teeth or when someone in Rwanda makes their bed? Anna Rosling Rönnlund wants all of us to find out, so she sent photographers to 264 homes in 50 countries (and counting!) to document the stoves, bed, toilets, toys and more in households from every

Elin Kjos is a sport’s trainer who was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer two years ago. She was given less than a year to live and has yet defeated all odds. Everyday, she shares her journey with her hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram. Today, she will talk about how her cancer diagnosis changed

Why do so many people feel ‘stuck’ today? At TEDxWatts, Blake Mallen reveals a radical theory: We need to stop trying to be the person we’ve been told we’re “supposed to” be, to become the person we’re “meant to” be… and why it’s time to #ShiftTheScript As a Millennial Lifestyle Entrepreneur, Blake Mallen has built

Neuroscientist Greg Gage takes sophisticated equipment used to study the brain out of graduate-level labs and brings them to middle- and high-school classrooms (and, sometimes, to the TED stage.) Prepare to be amazed as he hooks up the Mimosa pudica, a plant whose leaves close when touched, and the Venus flytrap to an EKG to

What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it’s fame and money, you’re not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you’re mistaken. As the director of 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares

Never miss a talk! SUBSCRIBE to the TEDx channel: http://bit.ly/1FAg8hB Chris Lonsdale is Managing Director of Chris Lonsdale & Associates, a company established to catalyse breakthrough performance for individuals and senior teams. In addition, he has also developed a unique and integrated approach to learning that gives people the means to acquire language or complex

In this spoken word performance, Juan Miguel Severo takes a courageous stand for memory, the lessons of history, and national identity. Juan Miguel Severo is one of the most influential and recognized spoken word artists of the Philippines. In fact, as an artist even in the broader sense, he is in a rarefied league. His

Peak performance mind hack explained in 7 minutes. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up Next ► The Neurochemistry of Flow States https://youtu.be/aHp2hkue8RQ Flow is described as a state of ‘effortless effort,’ where we feel like we’re propelled through an activity, and everything else seems to disappear. More specifically, flow refers to any

Ahmed Waheed started to write poems and stories since he was 15 years old, he went to the college of engineering but the numbers and the Differential equations didn’t take him from the world of words and songs. Ahmed started to work in the media in 2006, in 2015 he felt that the media didn’t

http://www.ted.com Why is ‘x’ the symbol for an unknown? In this short and funny talk, Terry Moore gives the surprising answer. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently

Paul Ekman: Outsmart Evolution and Master Your Emotions New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Renowned psychologist and emotion-guru Paul Ekman describes how introducing conscious awareness to facial expressions can help one override and control their emotions. What’s the Big Idea? As Ekman

Slavoj Žižek on Synthetic Sex and “Being Yourself” Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Philosopher and social critic Slavoj Žižek dislikes the sense of self-commodification and self-manipulation innate in online dating. People strive for perfection when they set up dating profiles. Žižek believes love

Frederik Imbo studied theatre at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent and has acted in lots of television series. He founded Imboorling and now has over 15 years’ experience in stimulating and supporting people. With the aim of improving their communication skills Frederik gives presentations, workshops, training courses and personal coaching sessions to anyone prepared to

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. At some point in our lives, almost every one of us will have our heart broken. Imagine how different things would be if we paid more attention to this unique emotional pain. Psychologist Guy Winch reveals how recovering

No two people define success the same way, according to this test. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► Why are we obsessed with celebrities? https://youtu.be/6oIQPKaN04A We each hold onto false beliefs about how society operates. These “collective illusions” stifle innovation and erode our ability to make progress together. Todd Rose

“The hardest part of my cancer experience began once the cancer was gone,” says author Suleika Jaouad. In this fierce, funny, wisdom-packed talk, she challenges us to think beyond the divide between “sick” and “well,” asking: How do you begin again and find meaning after life is interrupted? Get TED Talks recommended just for you!

Sam Harris describes the properties of consciousness and how mindfulness practices of all stripes can be used to transcend one’s ego. Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Sam Harris is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, The End of Faith and Letter

http://www.ted.com “Secrets can take many forms — they can be shocking, or silly, or soulful.” Frank Warren, the founder of PostSecret.com, shares some of the half-million secrets that strangers have mailed him on postcards. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers

The latest research is clear: the state of our attention determines the state of our lives. So how do we harness our attention to focus deeper, get distracted less, and even become more creative? Chris Bailey, author of the recent book Hyperfocus, talks about how our ability to focus is the key to productivity, creativity,

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn’t the only thing separating the successful students from those

Un emprendimiento es un proyecto que te anima a soñar, pero las oscuras finanzas te dan un toque de realidad…cómo hacer para que esa realidad sea la que queremos… Tiene 36 años y es Contador Público, Magister en Gestión Empresaria. Doctorando UBA Asesor en Finanzas para empresas. Desempeñó su actividad profesional en diversas ramas de

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have great conversations – and most of us don’t converse very well. A great conversation requires a balance between talking and listening. This balance is important because bad communication leads to bad relationships, at home, at work,

http://www.ted.com After hitting on a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone — but Derek Sivers says it’s better to keep goals secret. He presents research stretching as far back as the 1920s to show why people who talk about their ambitions may be less likely to achieve them. TEDTalks is

How to optimize your gut and brain bacteria New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink/youtube Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The importance of the microbiome has really come to the fore in the last five years. Viome, a company that analyzed the feces of 100,000 people, has discovered 10,000 new types of gut bacteria.

After the death of my friend.. I promised myself that his memory would be his and where he arrived.” Marco is someone who criticizes the social reality in a humorous way far from politics and religion, because in the end the social mistake we will all live within our different sects. “All I need is

Alzheimer’s doesn’t have to be your brain’s destiny, says neuroscientist and author of “Still Alice,” Lisa Genova. She shares the latest science investigating the disease — and some promising research on what each of us can do to build an Alzheimer’s-resistant brain. The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED

Jeff Lieberman, an MIT-trained artist, scientist and engineer, makes a scientific argument for mystical experience. He asks us to challenge our perception of what we are, our relationship to the universe, and our relationship to one another. Our minds are “thought-generating machines.” What we would happen if we could turn off the machine? If we