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Playlist: How to overcome your fears (9 talks)

Fear lives in the mind. So, how do we get it out of our heads? Follow in the footsteps of these speakers who have faced some of their deepest fears with strength and grace.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_to_overcome_your_fears

Playlist: How perfectionism fails us (4 talks)

Why it's best to celebrate the little wins and imperfect moments alongside the big successes to combat our fear of failure.
Curated by TED · 4 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_perfectionism_fails_us

Far Flung: An Indigenous Mixtape from Lima, Peru

Meet Liberato Kani, a hip hop artist in Lima, Peru -- or as he says, "the Andean Bronx". At his concerts, a typical call and response you hear is "Quechua es resistencia": Quechua is resistance. Though Quechua is spoken by nearly ten million people, Peru's native language is at risk of dying off because of anti-indigenous prejudice. Liberato and...
https://www.ted.com/talks/far_flung_an_indigenous_mixtape_from_lima_peru

Tim Ferriss: Smash fear, learn anything

From the EG conference: Productivity guru Tim Ferriss' fun, encouraging anecdotes show how one simple question -- "What's the worst that could happen?" -- is all you need to learn to do anything.
https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_ferriss_smash_fear_learn_anything

Grady Booch: Don't fear superintelligent AI

New tech spawns new anxieties, says scientist and philosopher Grady Booch, but we don't need to be afraid an all-powerful, unfeeling AI. Booch allays our worst (sci-fi induced) fears about superintelligent computers by explaining how we'll teach, not program, them to share our human values. Rather than worry about an unlikely existential threat,...
https://www.ted.com/talks/grady_booch_don_t_fear_superintelligent_ai

David Rothkopf: How fear drives American politics

Does it seem like Washington has no new ideas? Instead of looking to build the future, it sometimes feels like the US political establishment happily retreats into fear and willful ignorance. Journalist David Rothkopf lays out a few of the major issues that US leadership is failing to address -- from cybercrime to world-shaking new tech to the r...
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_rothkopf_how_fear_drives_american_politics

Joe Kowan: How I beat stage fright

Humanity's fine-tuned sense of fear served us well as a young species, giving us laser focus to avoid being eaten by competing beasts. But it's less wonderful when that same visceral, body-hijacking sense of fear kicks in in front of 20 folk-music fans at a Tuesday night open-mic. Palms sweat, hands shake, vision blurs, and the brain says RUN: i...
https://www.ted.com/talks/joe_kowan_how_i_beat_stage_fright

Karen Thompson Walker: What fear can teach us

Imagine you're a shipwrecked sailor adrift in the enormous Pacific. You can choose one of three directions and save yourself and your shipmates -- but each choice comes with a fearful consequence too. How do you choose? In telling the story of the whaleship Essex, novelist Karen Thompson Walker shows how fear propels imagination, as it forces us...
https://www.ted.com/talks/karen_thompson_walker_what_fear_can_teach_us

Kelli Jean Drinkwater: Enough with the fear of fat

In a society obsessed with body image and marked by a fear of fat, Kelli Jean Drinkwater engages in radical body politics through art. She confronts the public's perception of bigger bodies by bringing them into spaces that were once off limits -- from fashion runways to the Sydney Festival -- and entices all of us to look again and rethink our ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kelli_jean_drinkwater_enough_with_the_fear_of_fat

Cara E. Yar Khan: The beautiful balance between courage and fear

After being diagnosed with a rare genetic condition that deteriorates muscle, Cara E. Yar Khan was told she'd have to limit her career ambitions and dial down her dreams. She ignored that advice and instead continued to pursue her biggest ambitions. In this powerful, moving talk, she shares her philosophy for working on the projects that matter ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/cara_e_yar_khan_the_beautiful_balance_between_courage_and_fear

Gerd Gigerenzer: Why do people fear the wrong things?

A new drug reduces the risk of heart attacks by 40%. Shark attacks are up by a factor of two. Drinking a liter of soda per day doubles your chance of developing cancer. These are all examples of a common way risk is presented in news articles, and can often be misleading. So how can we better evaluate risk? Gerd Gigerenzer explores the differenc...
https://www.ted.com/talks/gerd_gigerenzer_why_do_people_fear_the_wrong_things

Playlist: How fearless women lead (6 talks)

What happens when purpose and passion overshadow fear? Follow in the steps of these outstanding women who let their ferocity, fortitude and wisdom guide them in living -- and speaking -- their truth. (Curated in partnership with Dove.)
Curated by TED · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_fearless_women_lead

Garry Kasparov: Don't fear intelligent machines. Work with them

We must face our fears if we want to get the most out of technology -- and we must conquer those fears if we want to get the best out of humanity, says Garry Kasparov. One of the greatest chess players in history, Kasparov lost a memorable match to IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in 1997. Now he shares his vision for a future where intelligent machi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/garry_kasparov_don_t_fear_intelligent_machines_work_with_them

Tim Ferriss: Why you should define your fears instead of your goals

The hard choices -- what we most fear doing, asking, saying -- are very often exactly what we need to do. How can we overcome self-paralysis and take action? Tim Ferriss encourages us to fully envision and write down our fears in detail, in a simple but powerful exercise he calls "fear-setting." Learn more about how this practice can help you th...
https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_ferriss_why_you_should_define_your_fears_instead_of_your_goals

Playlist: Talks to help you forget that you're doing chores (5 talks)

Whether you are washing dishes, dusting the shelves or cleaning the car, these talks will help the next hour and a half fly by. No need to watch—just listen.
Curated by TED · 5 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_help_you_forget_that

Danielle Torley: I stepped out of grief -- by dancing with fire

After losing her mother in a house fire when she was just six years old, Danielle Torley saw two paths before her: a life full of fear, or one that promised healing and recovery. In this inspiring talk, she describes how she turned her grief into beauty in a most unexpected way -- by dancing with fire.
https://www.ted.com/talks/danielle_torley_i_stepped_out_of_grief_by_dancing_with_fire

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: How we can face the future without fear, together

It's a fateful moment in history. We've seen divisive elections, divided societies and the growth of extremism -- all fueled by anxiety and uncertainty. "Is there something we can do, each of us, to be able to face the future without fear?" asks Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. In this electrifying talk, the spiritual leader gives us three specific wa...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rabbi_lord_jonathan_sacks_how_we_can_face_the_future_without_fear_together

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

Hannah Fry: Is life really that complex?

Can an algorithm forecast the site of the next riot? In this accessible talk, mathematician Hannah Fry shows how complex social behavior can be analyzed and perhaps predicted through analogies to natural phenomena, like the patterns of a leopard's spots or the distribution of predators and prey in the wild.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_fry_is_life_really_that_complex

Michael Shellenberger: How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment

"We're not in a clean energy revolution; we're in a clean energy crisis," says climate policy expert Michael Shellenberger. His surprising solution: nuclear. In this passionate talk, he explains why it's time to overcome longstanding fears of the technology, and why he and other environmentalists believe it's past time to embrace nuclear as a vi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_shellenberger_how_fear_of_nuclear_power_is_hurting_the_environment

Anja Blacha: How a world-record mountaineer empowers youth to overcome fear

Success requires taking risks. Watch as Anja Blacha, renowned mountaineer and VP of Youth at PMI, sits down with TED's current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers to talk about how climbing the world's tallest peaks translates to the professional challenges we all face.
https://www.ted.com/talks/anja_blacha_how_a_world_record_mountaineer_empowers_youth_to_overcome_fear

Playlist: What direction is the future headed? (6 talks)

Explore what may be in store for our collective future and how we can plan for the unpredictable, together.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/what_direction_is_the_future_headed

Henrietta Fore: How we can help young people build a better future

A massive generation of young people is about to inherit the world, and it's the duty of everyone to give them a fighting chance for their futures, says UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore. In this forward-looking talk, she explores the crises facing them and details an ambitious new global initiative, Generation Unlimited, which aims to en...
https://www.ted.com/talks/henrietta_fore_how_we_can_help_young_people_build_a_better_future

Lauren Pharr: How vultures can help solve crimes

Can a bird that symbolizes death help the living catch criminals? In this informative and accessible talk, forensic anthropologist Lauren Pharr shows us how vultures impact crime scenes -- and the assistance they can provide to detectives investigating murders. (This talk contains graphic images.)
https://www.ted.com/talks/lauren_pharr_how_vultures_can_help_solve_crimes

Joshua Foer: Feats of memory anyone can do

There are people who can quickly memorize lists of thousands of numbers, the order of all the cards in a deck (or ten!), and much more. Science writer Joshua Foer describes the technique -- called the memory palace -- and shows off its most remarkable feature: anyone can learn how to use it, including him.
https://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_foer_feats_of_memory_anyone_can_do

Joshua Foer | TED Speaker

Joshua Foer is a science writer who 'accidentally' won the U.S. Memory Championship.
Writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/joshua_foer

Isaac Lidsky | TED Speaker

Isaac Lidsky has a very eclectic resume.
Author, entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/isaac_lidsky

Frances Frei: How to build (and rebuild) trust

Trust is the foundation for everything we do. But what do we do when it's broken? In an eye-opening talk, Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei gives a crash course in trust: how to build it, maintain it and rebuild it -- something she worked on during a recent stint at Uber. "If we can learn to trust one another more, we can have unpre...
https://www.ted.com/talks/frances_frei_how_to_build_and_rebuild_trust

Ingrid Betancourt: What six years in captivity taught me about fear and faith

In 2002, the Colombian guerrilla movement known as the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) kidnapped Ingrid Betancourt in the middle of her presidential campaign. For the next six years, Betancourt was held hostage in jungle prison camps where she was ravaged by malaria, fleas, hunger and human cruelty until her rescue by the Colombian...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ingrid_betancourt_what_six_years_in_captivity_taught_me_about_fear_and_faith

Suheir Hammad: Poems of war, peace, women, power

Poet Suheir Hammad performs two spine-tingling spoken-word pieces: "What I Will" and "break (clustered)" -- meditations on war and peace, on women and power. Wait for the astonishing line: "Do not fear what has blown up. If you must, fear the unexploded."
https://www.ted.com/talks/suheir_hammad_poems_of_war_peace_women_power
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