Psychology
What makes us tick? These TED Talks -- from psychologists and journalists, doctors and patients -- share the latest research on why we do what we do.
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Life: A play in multiple acts
“All of us are walking around with an illusion, an illusion that our personal history has just come to an end. We have just recently become the people we were always meant to be...
Think you’ve got a terrible memory? You don’t know the half of it
What happens when the technology for manipulation on the neural level becomes possible? Could there be a future therapy for people with depression or PTSD — or heartbreak? Do p...Video playlists about Psychology
What makes you happy?
Everyone wants to be happy. But how, exactly, does one go about it? Here, psychologists, journalists, Buddhist monks and more gives answers that may surprise.
Angela Duckworth: 4 talks on human behavior
Psychologist Angela Duckworth studies the traits that allow us to stick to our goals — and she chose four great talks that explore other facets of how human beings behave.
How we make choices
Illuminating talks on why some choices are so tough and how we can choose to make better ones. (Or are we in control of our own choices at all?)
Charming talks for a boost on a bad day
Bad days happen to good people. Here are talks guaranteed to help cheer you up.
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