Psychiatrist and addiction expert Judson Brewer researches mindfulness techniques that effectively help quell cravings of all kinds.

As the host of the "TED Radio Hour," Manoush Zomorodi explores fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions and new ways to think and create with the world's most remarkable minds.

Instead of asking them what they think, Camilla Arndal Andersen covers her subjects in sensors to reveal their unfiltered and subconscious response to food.

Li-Huei Tsai investigates disorders of memory and cognition at the cellular and molecular level, especially neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease.

Deanna Van Buren is an architect who designs spaces for peacemaking, inside and out.

Sergiu P. Pasca is deepening our understanding of what makes the human brain unique -- and searching for effective therapies for brain disorders.

When Steve Ramirez published his latest study in Science, it caused a media frenzy. Why? Because the paper was on implanting false memories in the brains of mice.

Carl Schoonover is a neuroscientist and one of the founders of NeuWrite, a collaboration between writers and neuroscientist.

Tim Brown is the CEO of the "innovation and design" firm IDEO -- taking an approach to design that digs deeper than the surface.

Britain's former prime minister Gordon Brown played a key role in shaping the G20 nations' response to the world's financial crisis, and was a powerful advocate for a coordinated global response to problems such as climate change, poverty and social justice.

Bryn Freedman helps those who want to give the "talk of their lives" in a clear, passionate and authentic way.

With beguiling feats of mind reading and suggestion, Derren Brown explores psychological manipulation and its implications for the human experience.

Bernie Krause's legendary soundscapes uncover nature’s rich sonic tapestry -- along with some unexpected results.

Journalist and photographer Bruno Torturra is the face of Media Ninja, a Brazilian digital collective making headlines for its ability to cover big news as it happens.

In her book "Gamestorming," Sunni Brown shows how using art and games can empower serious problem-solving.

Mike Brown scans the skies searching for and intensely studying distant bodies in our solar system in the hope of gaining insight into how our planet and the planets around it came to be.

Bruno Giussani is the Global Curator of TED and the Lead Curator of TED's climate initiative, Countdown.

Casey Brown wants people to be paid well for their excellence.

Camille A. Brown leads her dance company through excavations of ancestral stories, both timeless and traditional, that connect history with contemporary culture.

Melinda Briana Epler works with the tech industry to solve diversity and inclusion together.

Sandra Aamodt explores the neuroscience of everyday life, examining new research and its impact on our understanding of ourselves.

Khalil Ramadi builds medical technologies that leverage the connection between the brain and the gut.

Tom Griffiths uses ideas from computer science to understand how human minds work.

TED Senior Fellow Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil studies extreme objects -- including a rare double-ringed elliptical galaxy she discovered -- to help us understand how galaxies form and evolve.

Daphne Bavelier studies how the brain adapts to changes in experience, either by nature or by training.

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is Professor of Psychology at the University of Cambridge, UK, and leader of the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Group.

Yuko Munakata is a professor in the Department of Psychology and Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis.

Wendy Suzuki is researching the science behind the extraordinary, life-changing effects that physical activity can have on the most important organ in your body: your brain.

Craig Richard’s lifelong struggle to quiet the noisy squirrels in his head while falling asleep led to his explorations into the sleepy-bliss sensation of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR).

Amy Milton researches to understand how memories are updated in the brain.