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Playlist: Talks to form better habits (8 talks)

There's never a bad time to start a good habit. Let these talks set the framework for a healthier, happier life.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_form_better_habits

Steven Pinker: What our language habits reveal

In an exclusive preview of his book The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker looks at language and how it expresses what goes on in our minds -- and how the words we choose communicate much more than we realize.
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_what_our_language_habits_reveal

Matthieu Ricard: The habits of happiness

What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment.
https://www.ted.com/talks/matthieu_ricard_the_habits_of_happiness

Adam Grant: The surprising habits of original thinkers

How do creative people come up with great ideas? Organizational psychologist Adam Grant studies "originals": thinkers who dream up new ideas and take action to put them into the world. In this talk, learn three unexpected habits of originals -- including embracing failure. "The greatest originals are the ones who fail the most, because they're t...
https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_grant_the_surprising_habits_of_original_thinkers

Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah: How do daily habits lead to political violence?

What drives someone to commit politically motivated violence? The unsettling answer lies in daily habits. Behavioral historian Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah shares startling insights into how seemingly mundane choices can breed polarization that lead to extreme, even deadly, actions -- and explains how to identify and bypass these behaviors in orde...
https://www.ted.com/talks/christiane_marie_abu_sarah_how_do_daily_habits_lead_to_political_violence

Judson Brewer: A simple way to break a bad habit

Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them? Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction -- from smoking to overeating to all those other things we do even though we know they're bad for us. Learn more about the mechanism of habit development and discover a simple but profound tactic that mi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/judson_brewer_a_simple_way_to_break_a_bad_habit

Dean Ornish: The killer American diet that's sweeping the planet

Forget the latest disease in the news: Cardiovascular disease kills more people than everything else combined -- and it’s mostly preventable. Dr. Dean Ornish explains how changing our eating habits can save lives.
https://www.ted.com/talks/dean_ornish_the_killer_american_diet_that_s_sweeping_the_planet

Pat Crowley: Want to help save the world? Eat more insects

The world's dietary habits threaten to collapse our ecosystem. Environmentalist and entrepreneur Pat Crowley believes we need to find alternative sources of nutrients, making the case for insects as our next culinary frontier.
https://www.ted.com/talks/pat_crowley_want_to_help_save_the_world_eat_more_insects

Elizabeth Lyle: How to break bad management habits before they reach the next generation of leaders

Companies are counting on their future leaders to manage with more speed, flexibility and trust than ever before. But how can middle managers climb the corporate ladder while also challenging the way things have always been done? Leadership expert Elizabeth Lyle offers a new approach to breaking the rules while you're on your way up, sharing cre...
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_lyle_how_to_break_bad_management_habits_before_they_reach_the_next_generation_of_leaders

Michael Pawlyn: Using nature's genius in architecture

How can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: radical resource efficiency, closed loops, and drawing energy from the sun.
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pawlyn_using_nature_s_genius_in_architecture

Robin Chase: The idea behind Zipcar (and what comes next)

Robin Chase founded Zipcar, the world’s biggest car-sharing business. That was one of her smaller ideas. Here she travels much farther, contemplating road-pricing schemes that will shake up our driving habits and a mesh network vast as the Interstate.
https://www.ted.com/talks/robin_chase_the_idea_behind_zipcar_and_what_comes_next

Dean Ornish: Your genes are not your fate

Dean Ornish shares new research that shows how adopting healthy lifestyle habits can affect a person at a genetic level. For instance, he says, when you live healthier, eat better, exercise, and love more, your brain cells actually increase.
https://www.ted.com/talks/dean_ornish_your_genes_are_not_your_fate

Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world

Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world

Barbara Block: Tagging tuna in the deep ocean

Tuna are ocean athletes -- fast, far-ranging predators whose habits we're just beginning to understand. Marine biologist Barbara Block fits tuna with tracking tags (complete with transponders) that record unprecedented amounts of data about these gorgeous, threatened fish and the ocean habitats they move through.
https://www.ted.com/talks/barbara_block_tagging_tuna_in_the_deep_ocean

Madame Gandhi and Amber Galloway-Gallego: Music with a message should be accessible

"Music is so much more than sound simply traveling through the ear," says sign language interpreter Amber Galloway-Gallego. In a spirited performance, musician and activist Madame Gandhi plays two songs -- "Top Knot Turn Up" and "Bad Habits" -- while Galloway-Gallego provides an animated sign language interpretation.
https://www.ted.com/talks/madame_gandhi_and_amber_galloway_gallego_music_with_a_message_should_be_accessible

Playlist: The creative spark (7 talks)

What makes us create and innovate? Here, wildly creative thinkers share ideas and insights into what kindles genius.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/the_creative_spark

Wendy De La Rosa: Why talking to your friends can help you save money

What convinced British citizens to send in their taxes on time? And what resulted in San Diego residents reducing their energy consumption? Learning that their neighbors were doing it. Behavioral psychologist Wendy De La Rosa shares the surprising power of our peers and how we can use it to improve our financial habits.
https://www.ted.com/talks/wendy_de_la_rosa_why_talking_to_your_friends_can_help_you_save_money

Dan Buettner: How to live to be 100+

To find the path to long life and health, Dan Buettner and team study the world's "Blue Zones," communities whose elders live with vim and vigor to record-setting age. In his talk, he shares the 9 common diet and lifestyle habits that keep them spry past age 100.
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_buettner_how_to_live_to_be_100

Tanya Menon: The secret to great opportunities? The person you haven't met yet

We often find ourselves stuck in narrow social circles with similar people. What habits confine us, and how can we break them? Organizational psychologist Tanya Menon considers how we can be more intentional about expanding our social universes -- and how it can lead to new ideas and opportunities.
https://www.ted.com/talks/tanya_menon_the_secret_to_great_opportunities_the_person_you_haven_t_met_yet

Sabine Doebel: How your brain's executive function works -- and how to improve it

You use your brain's executive function every day -- it's how you do things like pay attention, plan ahead and control impulses. Can you improve it to change for the better? With highlights from her research on child development, cognitive scientist Sabine Doebel explores the factors that affect executive function -- and how you can use it to br...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sabine_doebel_how_your_brain_s_executive_function_works_and_how_to_improve_it

Kaeli Swift: What crows teach us about death

Rituals for the dead span much of the natural world, seen in practices from humans and elephants to bees, dolphins and beyond. With charm and playful insight, animal behaviorist Kaeli Swift delves into the life (and death) habits of crows and shares what their responses could reveal about our own relationship to mortality.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kaeli_swift_what_crows_teach_us_about_death

Playlist: How language changes over time (7 talks)

Language isn’t set in stone. It changes all the time -- and in turn, our language changes us. These talks explore how new words come to be.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_language_changes_over_time

Playlist: Talks to help practice patience (8 talks)

These talks can help you fine tune your composure in the face of frustration.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_help_practice_patienc

Playlist: Kickstart your creativity (6 talks)

Out of fresh ideas? These inspiring talks offer the kick-in-the-pants you need to unleash your creative spirit.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/kickstart_your_creativity

Playlist: Slow down! Enjoy life. (7 talks)

The world is moving fast. These talks will inspire you to take time to process it all. Bonus reading: Pico Iyer’s The Art of Stillness, a beautiful meditation on this subject.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/slow_down_enjoy_life

Mike Davis: What causes opioid addiction, and why is it so tough to combat?

In the 1980s and 90s, pharmaceutical companies began to market opioid painkillers aggressively, while actively downplaying their addictive potential. The number of prescriptions skyrocketed, and so did cases of addiction, beginning a crisis that continues today. What makes opioids so addictive? Mike Davis explains what we can do to reverse the s...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mike_davis_what_causes_opioid_addiction_and_why_is_it_so_tough_to_combat

Dan Kwartler: How fast can a vaccine be made?

When a new pathogen emerges, our bodies and healthcare systems are left vulnerable. And when this pathogen causes the outbreak of a pandemic, there's an urgent need for a vaccine to create widespread immunity with minimal loss of life. So how quickly can we develop vaccines when we need them most? Dan Kwartler describes the three phases of vacci...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_kwartler_how_fast_can_a_vaccine_be_made

Atul Gawande: Want to get great at something? Get a coach

How do we improve in the face of complexity? Atul Gawande has studied this question with a surgeon's precision. He shares what he's found to be the key: having a good coach to provide a more accurate picture of our reality, to instill positive habits of thinking, and to break our actions down and then help us build them back up again. "It's not ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/atul_gawande_want_to_get_great_at_something_get_a_coach

Playlist: Where do ideas come from? (9 talks)

How does the metaphorical lightbulb go off? Is it a flash of genius? The power of crowds? These heady talks explore the nature of ideas themselves: Where they come from, how they evolve, and how each of us can nurture them.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/where_do_ideas_come_from

Myriam Sidibe | TED Speaker

Dr. Myriam Sidibe promotes hand-washing with soap, setting up partnerships with governments, companies and communities to promote this simple, cheap, powerful disease-fighting tactic.
Public-health expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/myriam_sidibe
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