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Shannon Odell: The science of falling in love

Love is often described as heartwarming, heart-wrenching, or even heartbreaking— and your brain is responsible for all these feelings. The journey from first spark to the last tear is guided by a symphony of neurochemicals and brain systems. Shannon Odell explores what happens in your brain when you fall in love, how it responds to a relationshi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/shannon_odell_the_science_of_falling_in_love

Cynthia Ong: Redefining how we love

For many of us, our parents were our first template for love. And for Cynthia Ong—a first generation child of Vietnamese immigrants—love meant sacrifice. Through self-exploration and therapy as an adult, she came to understand love as a myriad of languages defined by her own values—like empathy, gratitude, and self-preservation—not by what she g...
https://www.ted.com/talks/cynthia_ong_redefining_how_we_love

Hannah Brencher: Love letters to strangers

Hannah Brencher's mother always wrote her letters. So when she felt herself bottom into depression after college, she did what felt natural -- she wrote love letters and left them for strangers to find. The act has become a global initiative, The World Needs More Love Letters, which rushes handwritten letters to those in need of a boost.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_brencher_love_letters_to_strangers

Playlist: Math in unexpected places (9 talks)

These talks are here to set the record straight and illuminate the unexpected ways formulas and fractions influence everything, from love and war to origami and coral reefs.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/math_in_unexpected_places

Mandy Len Catron: Falling in love is the easy part

Did you know you can fall in love with anyone just by asking them 36 questions? Mandy Len Catron tried this experiment, it worked, and she wrote a viral article about it (that your mom probably sent you). But ... is that real love? Did it last? And what's the difference between falling in love and staying in love?
https://www.ted.com/talks/mandy_len_catron_falling_in_love_is_the_easy_part

Esther Perel | TED Speaker

Through her podcasts "Where Should We Begin?" and "How's Work?," psychotherapist Esther Perel is changing the conversation on the way we communicate, connect and conflict in our relationships -- at home and at work.
Therapist, speaker, consultant
https://www.ted.com/speakers/esther_perel

Jessica Jackley: Poverty, money -- and love

What do you think of people in poverty? Maybe what Jessica Jackley once did: "they" need "our" help, in the form of a few coins in a jar. The co-founder of Kiva.org talks about how her attitude changed -- and how her work with microloans has brought new power to people who live on a few dollars a day.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_jackley_poverty_money_and_love

Andrew Solomon: Love, no matter what

What is it like to raise a child who's different from you in some fundamental way (like a prodigy, or a differently abled kid, or a criminal)? In this quietly moving talk, writer Andrew Solomon shares what he learned from talking to dozens of parents -- asking them: What's the line between unconditional love and unconditional acceptance?
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_solomon_love_no_matter_what

Hannah Fry: The mathematics of love

Finding the right mate is no cakewalk -- but is it even mathematically likely? In a charming talk, mathematician Hannah Fry shows patterns in how we look for love, and gives her top three tips (verified by math!) for finding that special someone.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_fry_the_mathematics_of_love

Munir Virani: Why I love vultures

As natural garbage collectors, vultures are vital to our ecosystem -- so why all the bad press? Why are so many in danger of extinction? Raptor biologist Munir Virani says we need to pay more attention to these unique and misunderstood creatures, to change our perception and save the vultures.
https://www.ted.com/talks/munir_virani_why_i_love_vultures

Mandy Len Catron: A better way to talk about love

In love, we fall. We're struck, we're crushed, we swoon. We burn with passion. Love makes us crazy and makes us sick. Our hearts ache, and then they break. Talking about love in this way fundamentally shapes how we experience it, says writer Mandy Len Catron. In this talk for anyone who's ever felt crazy in love, Catron highlights a different me...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mandy_len_catron_a_better_way_to_talk_about_love

Crystal Rasmussen: A queer journey from shame to self-love

If you've sanded down your edges to fit in, it's time to bring them back -- there's power, value and beauty there, says Crystal Rasmussen. With candor and humility, Rasmussen shares their experience navigating shame, how it manifests in ourselves and the world and the ways drag revealed a path toward self-love and acceptance. A talk for anyone s...
https://www.ted.com/talks/crystal_rasmussen_a_queer_journey_from_shame_to_self_love

Cindy Gallop: Make love, not porn

Cindy Gallop shares how hardcore pornography has distorted the way a generation of young men thinks about sex -- and how she's fighting back with Make Love Not Porn, her effort to correct the myths being propagated. (This talk contains mature content)
https://www.ted.com/talks/cindy_gallop_make_love_not_porn

Playlist: Talks to watch when someone just stomped on your heart (6 talks)

Nothing hurts quite like a broken heart. Wallow, process and heal with the help of these clever talks.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_watch_when_someone_ju

Dan Harris: The benefits of not being a jerk to yourself

After more than two decades as an anchor for ABC News, an on-air panic attack sent Dan Harris's life in a new direction: he became a dedicated meditator and, to some, even a guru. But then an anonymous survey of his family, friends and colleagues turned up some brutal feedback -- he was still kind of a jerk. In a wise, funny talk, he shares his ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_harris_the_benefits_of_not_being_a_jerk_to_yourself

Playlist: How passion becomes purpose (11 talks)

Be inspired to find the work you love to do with these TED Talks full of passion and zeal.
Curated by TED · 11 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/how_passion_becomes_purpose

Yann Dall'Aglio | TED Speaker

Yann Dall'Aglio is a philosopher who thinks deeply about modern love.
Philosopher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/yann_dall_aglio

John Hodgman: Aliens, love -- where are they?

Humorist John Hodgman rambles through a new story about aliens, physics, time, space and the way all of these somehow contribute to a sweet, perfect memory of falling in love.
https://www.ted.com/talks/john_hodgman_aliens_love_where_are_they

Playlist: Talks that celebrate sweet dads (10 talks)

Beautiful talks by wonderful fathers and the children who love them.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_that_celebrate_sweet_dad

Washington Wachira: For the love of birds

From the glorious crested guinea fowl to the adulterous African jacana to vultures that can pick a zebra carcass clean in 30 minutes, Washington Wachira wants us all to get to know the marvelous species of birds that share the planet with us. If you're not already a fan of earth's feathermakers -- or concerned about their conservation -- you wil...
https://www.ted.com/talks/washington_wachira_for_the_love_of_birds

Adam Savage: My love letter to cosplay

Adam Savage makes things and builds experiments, and he uses costumes to add humor, color and clarity to the stories he tells. Tracing his lifelong love of costumes -- from a childhood space helmet made of an ice cream tub to a No-Face costume he wore to Comic-Con -- Savage explores the world of cosplay and the meaning it creates for its communi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_savage_my_love_letter_to_cosplay

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: A coral reef love story

Over the course of hundreds of scuba dives, marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson fell in love -- with a fish. In this ode to parrotfish, she shares five reasons why these creatures are simply amazing (from their ability to poop white sand to make colorful "wardrobe changes") and shows what's at stake -- for us and them -- as climate change t...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ayana_elizabeth_johnson_a_coral_reef_love_story

Katie Hood: The difference between healthy and unhealthy love

In a talk about understanding and practicing the art of healthy relationships, Katie Hood reveals the five signs you might be in an unhealthy relationship -- with a romantic partner, a friend, a family member -- and shares the things you can do every day to love with respect, kindness and joy. "While love is an instinct and an emotion, the abili...
https://www.ted.com/talks/katie_hood_the_difference_between_healthy_and_unhealthy_love

Tanya Boucicaut: Can love and independence coexist?

Baritone thunder. Snarling winds. Consuming downpours. Okeechobee, the hurricane of 1928, forced many to flee their ruined communities. But for Janie Crawford, it inspired an unexpected homecoming. So begins Zora Neale Hurston's acclaimed novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God," about a Black woman's quest for love and agency. Tanya Boucicaut dives...
https://www.ted.com/talks/tanya_boucicaut_can_love_and_independence_coexist

Serena Williams and Gayle King: On tennis, love and motherhood

Twenty-three Grand Slam titles later, tennis superstar Serena Williams sits down with journalist Gayle King to share a warm, mischievous conversation about her life, love, wins and losses -- starting with the story of how she accidentally shared her pregnancy news with the world.
https://www.ted.com/talks/serena_williams_and_gayle_king_on_tennis_love_and_motherhood

Alan Smith: Why you should love statistics

Think you're good at guessing stats? Guess again. Whether we consider ourselves math people or not, our ability to understand and work with numbers is terribly limited, says data visualization expert Alan Smith. In this delightful talk, Smith explores the mismatch between what we know and what we think we know.
https://www.ted.com/talks/alan_smith_why_you_should_love_statistics

Ise Lyfe: We are not mud

"How will this generation define itself?" asks spoken word artist Ise Lyfe. Accompanied by cellist Michael Feckses, Lyfe challenges those in Silicon Valley to reflect and embrace humanity as technology progresses.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ise_lyfe_we_are_not_mud

Harry Baker: A love poem for lonely prime numbers

Performance poet (and math student) Harry Baker spins a love poem about his favorite kind of numbers -- the lonely, love-lorn prime. Stay on for two more lively, inspiring poems from this charming performer.
https://www.ted.com/talks/harry_baker_a_love_poem_for_lonely_prime_numbers

Thomas Dolby: "Love Is a Loaded Pistol"

To write his first studio album in decades, "A Map of the Floating City," Thomas Dolby has been working in the inspirational setting of a restored lifeboat. At TED2010 he premieres a gorgeous, evocative song from that album -- about one night with a legend. He's backed by members of the modern string quartet Ethel.
https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_dolby_love_is_a_loaded_pistol

Yve Blake: For the love of fangirls

When you think of fangirls, what comes to mind: large swaths of fandom (usually for a boyband) whose feelings culminate in tears and joyful screams? Perhaps you grimace or roll your eyes at the thought. In this fun, lively talk, playwright Yve Blake asks us to reevaluate our reaction to the misunderstood passion and power of fangirls, emphasizin...
https://www.ted.com/talks/yve_blake_for_the_love_of_fangirls
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