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Iseult Gillespie: The wicked wit of Jane Austen

Whether she's describing bickering families, quiet declarations of love, or juicy gossip, Jane Austen's writing often feels as though it was written just for you. Her dry wit and cheeky playfulness informs her heroines, whose conversational tone welcomes readers with a conspiratorial wink. Iseult Gillespie explores the sly societal satire and un...
https://www.ted.com/talks/iseult_gillespie_the_wicked_wit_of_jane_austen

Lars Fæste: Want to get ahead? Be paranoid

Lars Fæste helps CEOs transform their businesses and over the years he's noticed something troubling: managers tend to get comfortable during times of success and fail to be on constant lookout for ways to grow. Yet with today's unprecedented rate of change, constant transformation is the norm and adapting to it is the key to staying ahead of co...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lars_faeste_want_to_get_ahead_be_paranoid

Shonda Rhimes: My year of saying yes to everything

Shonda Rhimes, the titan behind Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder, is responsible for some 70 hours of television per season, and she loves to work. "When I am hard at work, when I am deep in it, there is no other feeling," she says. She has a name for this feeling: The hum. The hum is a drug, the hum is music, the hum is G...
https://www.ted.com/talks/shonda_rhimes_my_year_of_saying_yes_to_everything

Douglas J. Casa: What happens when you get heat stroke?

Have you ever suffered from exertional heat stroke? This condition is caused by intense activity in the heat and is one of the top three killers of athletes and soldiers in training. Douglas J. Casa explains heat stroke's tremendous effects on the human body and details an action plan in case it ever happens to someone you know. [Directed by Ver...
https://www.ted.com/talks/douglas_j_casa_what_happens_when_you_get_heat_stroke

Allison Hunt: How to get (a new) hip

When Allison Hunt found out that she needed a new hip -- and that Canada’s national health care system would require her to spend nearly 2 years on a waiting list (and in pain) -- she took matters into her own hands.
https://www.ted.com/talks/allison_hunt_how_to_get_a_new_hip

Nilofer Merchant: Got a meeting? Take a walk

Nilofer Merchant suggests a small idea that just might have a big impact on your life and health: Next time you have a one-on-one meeting, make it into a "walking meeting" -- and let ideas flow while you walk and talk.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nilofer_merchant_got_a_meeting_take_a_walk

Seth Godin: How to get your ideas to spread

In a world of too many options and too little time, our obvious choice is to just ignore the ordinary stuff. Marketing guru Seth Godin spells out why, when it comes to getting our attention, bad or bizarre ideas are more successful than boring ones.
https://www.ted.com/talks/seth_godin_how_to_get_your_ideas_to_spread

Seth Shostak: ET is (probably) out there -- get ready

SETI researcher Seth Shostak bets that we will find extraterrestrial life in the next twenty-four years, or he'll buy you a cup of coffee. He explains why new technologies and the laws of probability make the breakthrough so likely -- and predicts how the discovery of civilizations far more advanced than ours might affect us here on Earth.
https://www.ted.com/talks/seth_shostak_et_is_probably_out_there_get_ready

Rishi Manchanda: What makes us get sick? Look upstream

Rishi Manchanda has worked as a doctor in South Central Los Angeles for a decade, where he’s come to realize: His job isn’t just about treating a patient’s symptoms, but about getting to the root cause of what is making them ill—the “upstream" factors like a poor diet, a stressful job, a lack of fresh air. It’s a powerful call for doctors to pay...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rishi_manchanda_what_makes_us_get_sick_look_upstream

Christian Moro: The surprising reason our muscles get tired

You're lifting weights. The first time feels easy, but each lift takes more and more effort until you can't continue. Inside your arms, the muscles responsible for the lifting have become unable to contract. What's going on? Christian Moro explains how exactly our muscles operate, and what causes them to become fatigued. [Directed by Nichola Lat...
https://www.ted.com/talks/christian_moro_the_surprising_reason_our_muscles_get_tired

Frances Larson: Why public beheadings get millions of views

In a disturbing — but fascinating — walk through history, Frances Larson examines humanity's strange relationship with public executions … and specifically beheadings. As she shows us, they have always drawn a crowd, first in the public square and now on YouTube. What makes them horrific and compelling in equal measure?
https://www.ted.com/talks/frances_larson_why_public_beheadings_get_millions_of_views

Alex Gendler: Everything changed when the fire crystal got stolen

Someone has tripped the magical alarms in the Element Temple. When you and the other monks arrive on the scene, you know you have a disaster on your hands. Four young apprentices broke into the temple's inner chamber to steal the sacred element crystals. But when the alarm went off they panicked, and each of them swallowed a crystal. Can you det...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_everything_changed_when_the_fire_crystal_got_stolen

Angela Lee Duckworth: Grit: The power of passion and perseverance

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 who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success.
https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance

Anu Sridharan: When will I get my water next?

Three billion people in the world don't have access to a consistent water supply, due to issues not limited to infrastructure, supply or mismanagement -- and for some, water may flow every two days or even ten. Sustainability engineer Anu Sridharan launched an organization in India that wants to fix this using cellphones and the power of crowdso...
https://www.ted.com/talks/anu_sridharan_when_will_i_get_my_water_next

Elizabeth Pisani: Sex, drugs and HIV -- let's get rational

Armed with bracing logic, wit and her "public-health nerd" glasses, Elizabeth Pisani reveals the myriad of inconsistencies in today's political systems that prevent our dollars from effectively fighting the spread of HIV. Her research with at-risk populations -- from junkies in prison to sex workers on the street in Cambodia -- demonstrates the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_pisani_sex_drugs_and_hiv_let_s_get_rational

Kyra Gaunt: How the jump rope got its rhythm

"Down down, baby, down down the roller coaster..." Hip-hop owes a lot to the queens of double dutch. Ethnomusicologist Kyra Gaunt takes us on a tour of the fascinating history of the jump rope.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kyra_gaunt_how_the_jump_rope_got_its_rhythm

Tammy Lally: Let's get honest about our money problems

Struggling to budget and manage finances is common -- but talking honestly and openly about it isn't. Why do we hide our problems around money? In this thoughtful, personal talk, author Tammy Lally encourages us to break free of "money shame" and shows us how to stop equating our bank accounts with our self-worth.
https://www.ted.com/talks/tammy_lally_let_s_get_honest_about_our_money_problems

Susan David: The gift and power of emotional courage

Psychologist Susan David shares how the way we deal with our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health and happiness. In this deeply moving, humorous and potentially life-changing talk, she challenges a culture that prizes positivity over emotional truth and discusses the powerful strategies of emotiona...
https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_david_the_gift_and_power_of_emotional_courage

Shilpa Ravella: How the food you eat affects your gut

The bacteria in our guts can break down food the body can't digest, produce important nutrients, regulate the immune system, and protect against harmful germs. And while we can't control all the factors that go into maintaining a healthy gut microbiome, we can manipulate the balance of our microbes by paying attention to what we eat. Shilpa Rave...
https://www.ted.com/talks/shilpa_ravella_how_the_food_you_eat_affects_your_gut

Susan Colantuono: The career advice you probably didn’t get

You’re doing everything right at work, taking all the right advice, but you’re just not moving up. Why? Susan Colantuono shares a simple, surprising piece of advice you might not have heard before quite so plainly. This talk, while aimed at an audience of women, has universal takeaways -- for men and women, new grads and midcareer workers.
https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_colantuono_the_career_advice_you_probably_didn_t_get

Giulia Enders: The surprisingly charming science of your gut

Ever wonder how we poop? Learn about the gut -- the system where digestion (and a whole lot more) happens -- as doctor and author Giulia Enders takes us inside the complex, fascinating science behind it, including its connection to mental health. It turns out, looking closer at something we might shy away from can leave us feeling more fearless ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/giulia_enders_the_surprisingly_charming_science_of_your_gut

Mona Chalabi: How did we get fertility so wrong?

When it comes to making a baby, we know it takes two to tango. So why do the pressures of fertility often fall on only one half of the equation? In this video, data journalist Mona Chalabi examines some of the big misconceptions around fertility, shares significant blind spots in the data, and reveals why we need more research on sperm. Want to ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mona_chalabi_how_did_we_get_fertility_so_wrong

Andrew Bastawrous: Get your next eye exam on a smartphone

Thirty-nine million people in the world are blind, and the majority lost their sight due to curable and preventable diseases. But how do you test and treat people who live in remote areas, where expensive, bulky eye equipment is hard to come by? TED Fellow Andrew Bastawrous demos a smartphone app and cheap hardware that might help.
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_bastawrous_get_your_next_eye_exam_on_a_smartphone

Aimée Eubanks Davis: How your unique story can get you hired

When searching for a job, you may feel like you're not good enough or qualified enough to get it. But you are. Here's how to take your doubts and struggles and turn them into strengths, according to Aimée Eubanks Davis, founder and CEO of Braven.
https://www.ted.com/talks/aimee_eubanks_davis_how_your_unique_story_can_get_you_hired

Max Tegmark: How to get empowered, not overpowered, by AI

Many artificial intelligence researchers expect AI to outsmart humans at all tasks and jobs within decades, enabling a future where we're restricted only by the laws of physics, not the limits of our intelligence. MIT physicist and AI researcher Max Tegmark separates the real opportunities and threats from the myths, describing the concrete step...
https://www.ted.com/talks/max_tegmark_how_to_get_empowered_not_overpowered_by_ai

Imogen Heap: "Wait It Out"

Imogen Heap plays a powerful stripped-down version of "Wait It Out," from her new record, Ellipse.
https://www.ted.com/talks/imogen_heap_wait_it_out

Maysoon Zayid: I got 99 problems ... palsy is just one

"I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time," Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating, hilarious talk. (Really, it's hilarious.) "I'm like Shakira meets Muhammad Ali." With grace and wit, the Arab-American comedian takes us on a whistle-stop tour of her adventures as an actress, stand-up comic, philanthropist and advocate ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/maysoon_zayid_i_got_99_problems_palsy_is_just_one

Dana Kanze: The real reason female entrepreneurs get less funding

Women own 39 percent of all businesses in the US, but female entrepreneurs get only two percent of venture funding. What's causing this gap? Dana Kanze shares research suggesting that it might be the types of questions start-up founders get asked when they're invited to pitch. Whether you're starting a new business or just having a conversation,...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dana_kanze_the_real_reason_female_entrepreneurs_get_less_funding

Jennifer Zhu Scott: Why you should get paid for your data

The world's most valuable tech companies profit from the personal data you generate. So why aren't you getting paid for it? In this eye-opening talk, entrepreneur and technologist Jennifer Zhu Scott makes the case for private data ownership -- which would empower you to donate, destroy or sell your data as you see fit -- and shows how this growi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_zhu_scott_why_you_should_get_paid_for_your_data

Elizabeth Blackburn: The science of cells that never get old

What makes our bodies age ... our skin wrinkle, our hair turn white, our immune systems weaken? Biologist Elizabeth Blackburn shares a Nobel Prize for her work finding out the answer, with the discovery of telomerase: an enzyme that replenishes the caps at the end of chromosomes, which break down when cells divide. Learn more about Blackburn's g...
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_blackburn_the_science_of_cells_that_never_get_old
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