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Robert Fischell rethinks brain disorders

Help me discover new cures for brain disorders utilizing a responsive neurostimulator computer device implanted into the cranial bone connected by wires to electrodes in the brain. Create the final design for a portable Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator (TMS) that can erase a migraine headache without drugs. Create a Brain Trust to rethink our ap...
https://www.ted.com/participate/ted-prize/prize-winning-wishes/portable-tms

Neuroscience: Mapping and Manipulating the Brain

TED Studies, created in collaboration with Wiley, are curated video collections — supplemented by rich educational materials — for students, educators and self-guided learners. In Mapping and Manipulating the Brain, explore the human brain's 100 billion neurons and 100 trillion connections among them, and learn how neuroscientists are using an a...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/neuroscience

Introductory essay

Written by the educators who created Mapping and Manipulating the Brain, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. Here is this mass of jelly, three-pound mass of jelly you can hold in the palm of your hand, and it can ...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/neuroscience/introductory-essay

Summary analysis

After watching the collection of talks on Mapping and Manipulating the Brain, read a thoughtful recap of the major points in this TED Study, and learn where experts believe things are headed. Towards a holistic, scientific understanding of brain function and human consciousness A recurring theme throughout the TEDTalks in Mapping and Manipulatin...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/neuroscience/summary-analysis

Busting the myths of the brain with neuroscientist Chantel Prat (Transcript)

Re:Thinking with Adam Grant Busting the myths of the brain with neuroscientist Chantel Prat October 4, 2022 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to ReThinking, my podcast on the science of what makes us tick. I'm an organizational psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore n...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/busting-the-myths-of-the-brain-transcript

A brain-inspired computer? How a chip of one million neurons opens up big possibilities

About this video: Dr. Dharmendra Modha led Project SyNAPSE Lab to create a technology that, someday soon, will transform these possibilities into reality. Inspired by the cognitive functioning of the human brain, Modha and his team created a chip that can meld the “left brain” capabilities of our current computers with “right brain” capabilities...
https://www.ted.com/watch/ted-institute/ted-ibm/a-brain-inspired-computer

Unlocking the Mysteries of our Brain | David Eagleman (Transcript)

The TED Interview Unlocking the Mysteries of our Brain | David Eagleman June 16, 2022 [00:00:00] Chris Anderson: Hello there. This is Chris Anderson, welcoming you to The TED Interview. Now then, uh, this is a, a special episode that was recorded live at the TED Conference featuring one of the most amazing minds there is out there: David Eaglem...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-interview/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-our-brain-eagleman-transcript

Activities

Deepen your understanding of Mapping and Manipulating the Brain with these carefully crafted educational exercises that let you get the most out of this TED Studies subject. Activity 1 In her 2012 TEDTalk "Beware neuro-bunk," Molly Crockett provides a clear-eyed appraisal of how marketers, the media, educators, policy makers and others have ofte...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/neuroscience/activities

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The unexpected link between taste and smell (Transcript)

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Katie: My favorite smell is wet sagebrush. James: Grilled cheese that is directly off of the skillet. Kohji: The smell of being in Japan. Poncie: Tomato plants. When you pinch off the suckers to help them grow better. Coco: That humidity smell of like a mix of plants and water an...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/the-unexpected-link-between-taste-and-smell-transcript

TED Book: Who Are You, Really?

You might be wondering how much your personal projects could really affect something that seems as stable as your personality and sense of self. The answer, as I’ve discovered: a lot more than you’d imagine. About the book Press and review About the author
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-books/ted-books-library/who-are-you-really

What’s normal anxiety and what’s an anxiety disorder?: Transcript

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Dr. Jen Gunter: Just letting you know, this episode discusses mental illness. Take care while listening. When I was a kid, it felt like my dad was obsessed with getting to the airport on time. It would start a week ahead of our flight… sometimes even more. On the day of the flight, if the ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/body-stuff-whats-normal-anxiety-and-whats-an-anxiety-disorder-transcript

TED Health

What does exercise do to your brain? Can psychedelics treat depression? From smart daily habits to new medical breakthroughs, welcome to TED Health, with host Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider. TED speakers answer questions you never even knew you had, and share ideas you won't hear anywhere else, all around how we can live healthier lives. About the hos...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-health

Why are we so awkward about poop?: Transcript

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Dr. Jen Gunter: When we're kids, we have a beautiful gift. Rosie: Why does poop smell bad? Wylder: Because of its things inside. Rosie: Yeah. Like diseases. Wylder: Diseases. Dr. Jen Gunter: We can talk freely and happily about something we all make, poop. Rosie: I have red poop...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/why-are-we-so-awkward-about-poop-transcript

Kaiser Permanente Presents: A Way Up

Kaiser Permanente and TED partnered with local TEDx communities to create A Way Up – a multi-city initiative bringing community leaders together to discuss how we can create healthier futures in the places we call home. In each episode, host Ethan Lipsitz – Founder of Love Extremist, Kaiser Permanente patient, and brain cancer survivor – opens u...
https://www.ted.com/about/partner-with-ted/case-studies/kp

What we need to understand about opioids (Transcript)

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Dr. Jen Gunter: Hi everyone, I wanted to give you a heads up that we mention substance abuse and suicide in this episode. Please keep that in mind as you’re listening, and think about who might be listening with you. I was 40 miles into a 60 mile bike ride, and feeling GREAT, representing t...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/body-stuff-what-we-need-to-understand-about-opioids-transcript

TED Prize

The TED Prize was born out of the visions offered onstage at the TED Conference for how change can happen in the world, one idea at a time. The TED Prize was first awarded in 2005, to Robert Fischell (who wished for new cures to brain disorders), Edward Burtynsky (who wished for a global conversation about sustainability), and Bono (who wished f...
https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-prize

DeepMind's Demis Hassabis on the future of AI (Transcript)

The TED Interview DeepMind's Demis Hassabis on the future of AI July 28, 2022 [00:00:00] Steven Johnson: Welcome to the TED Interview. I'm your host, Steven Johnson. When future tech historians look back at the first few decades of the 21st century, I suspect they will point to a day in late 2017 as one of the enduring milestones from that peri...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-interview/deepminds-demis-hassabis-on-the-future-of-ai-transcript

Do you really need 8 hours of sleep? (Transcript)

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, June 25, 2022 Sara Nics: I'm looking at my bedside table. And I have 1, 2, I have three eye masks. I have some melatonin. I have some Zolpidem in case of emergencies. I have a bag full of earplugs. I fear to not be a great sleeper. [00:00:10] Dr. Jen Gunter: This is our editor, Sara. Sara Nics: Latel...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/do-you-really-need-8-hours-of-sleep-transcript

Summary analysis

After watching the collection of talks on Understanding Happiness, read a thoughtful recap of the major points in this TED Study, and learn where experts believe things are headed. Positive psychology: The wrap-up The field of positive psychology has already helped us to better understand happiness. As Martin Seligman explained, traditional psyc...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/psychology/summary-analysis

TED2004

The Pursuit of Happiness Monterey, California February 25-28, 2004 Dear TEDizens, A few years age I stumbled upon a question I found both shocking and exhilarating: Suppose our natural instincts about what we needed to make us happy were dead wrong? That was what the latest scientific research on happiness seemed to suggest: that most of the t...
https://www.ted.com/about/conferences/past-teds/ted2004

How much water do you actually need a day?: Transcript

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, May 19, 2021 JEN GUNTER: I’m Dr. Jen Gunter. I love science, and I hate when people twist it. And there's a lot of twisted medical misinformation out there. "That’s ridiculous." "Oh It’s so painful." JEN GUNTER: We’re exposed to medical myths whether we are looking for them or not. There are news sto...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-much-water-do-you-actually-need-a-day-transcript

How to let go of being a "good" person (with Dolly Chugh) (Transcript)

How to Be a Better Human How to let go of being a "good" person (with Dolly Chugh) (Transcript) August 15, 2022 Chris Duffy: I’m your host Chris Duffy, and this is How to Be A Better Human. In today’s episode, we’re going to dive a little bit deeper into the whole premise of this show. If you’ve been listening for a while, you’ve probably heard...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human/how-to-let-go-of-being-a-good-person-transcript

Select your speakers + performers

Your local speakers and performers are the inspiration centers of your TEDx event. So selecting, inviting, and preparing them for the big day will be one of the most important tasks you’ll have. Finding extraordinary speakers isn’t always an easy task. Here are some guiding principles to follow in your search for speakers: Look for ideas, not s...
https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/tedx-organizer-guide/speakers-program/select-your-speakers-performers

How to predict the future with Jane McGonigal (Transcript)

The TED Interview How to predict the future with Jane McGonigal June 23, 2022 [00:00:00] Steven Johnson: Hi there. I'm Steven Johnson. Don't worry, you're in the right place. This is the TED interview and I am the new host. If you're curious about who I am and where Chris Anderson went, I'd really encourage you to listen to last week's episode....
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-interview/how-to-predict-the-future-with-jane-mcgonigal-transcript

Can a chiropractor really fix my back? (Transcript)

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, July 6, 2022 Diane Russo Cheng : My name is Diane Russo Cheng. I'm in my mid thirties, I am a filmmaker and a photographer. Dr. Jen Gunter: When Diane was 12, she learned she had scoliosis…and she started seeing a chiropractor a couple years later. Diane Russo Cheng: They would take x-rays and when ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/can-a-chiropractor-really-fix-my-back-transcript

Is Menopause the Beginning of the End?: Transcript

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Dr. Jen Gunter: Let me take you back in time to 1800’s France. After a luxurious walk along the Seine and a buttery pastry you wander into a bookshop, where you find a new book by Doctor Charles Pierre Louis De Gardanne. It’s called Of Menopause: Or the Critical Age of Women. It’s cutting...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/body-stuff-is-menopause-the-beginning-of-the-end-transcript

Am I Normal? Should I stay or should I go? (Transcript)

Monday, November 1, 2021 Mona Chalabi: I’ve spent the past seven years trying to imagine two alternate realities: Life in New York, and life in London. I moved to New York in 2014. I went for a job that felt like it could have been my big break. I made friends in New York. I had boyfriends, and then I had ex-boyfriends. I had a job, and then I...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/am-i-normal-should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-transcript

Introductory essay

Written by the educator who created What Makes Us Human?, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in his field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. As a biological anthropologist, I never liked drawing sharp distinctions between human and non-human. Such boundaries ma...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/evolution/introductory-essay

Introductory essay

From the curator of Understanding Happiness, a brief look at the key facts, the tough questions and the big ideas in his field. Begin this TED Studies subject with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. An introduction to happiness A few years ago I stumbled upon a question I found both shocking and exhilarating: Supp...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/psychology/introductory-essay
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