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Lisa Mosconi: How menopause affects the brain
Many of the symptoms of menopause -- hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, memory lapses, depression and anxiety -- start in the brain. How exactly does menopause impact cognitive health? Sharing groundbreaking findings from her research, neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi reveals how decreasing hormonal levels affect brain aging -- and shares simple li...
Jen Gunter: What really happens to your body during menopause
It's time to erase the shame and fear swirling around menopause and understand exactly what's going on inside your body. Dr. Jen Gunter walks through the biology of this perfectly normal transition and shares some of the best things you can do -- and not do -- to reduce the varied and irksome symptoms of menopause. For more on how your body work...
Eve Ensler: Happiness in body and soul
Eve Ensler, creator of "The Vagina Monologues," shares how a discussion about menopause with her friends led to talking about all sorts of sexual acts onstage, waging a global campaign to end violence toward women and finding her own happiness.
Is Menopause the Beginning of the End?: Transcript
Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Dr. Jen Gunter:
Let me take you back in time to 1800’s France.
After a luxurious walk along the Seine and a buttery pastry you wander into a bookshop, where you find a new book by Doctor Charles Pierre Louis De Gardanne. It’s called Of Menopause: Or the Critical Age of Women.
It’s cutting...
Playlist: Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter (8 talks)
Think you know how your body works? Think again! Dr. Jen Gunter is here to shake up everything you thought you knew — from how much water you need to drink to how often you need to poop and everything in between. Join us weekly for this TED original series that will tell you the truth about what's *really* going on inside you. Want to hear more ...
Curated by TED · 8 talks
Victoria Gill | TED Speaker
Driven by a fascination with the natural world, Victoria Gill believes we would all be happier if we knew the stories behind the organisms and materials we interact with every day.
Science and environment correspondent
Andrea Berchowitz | TED Speaker
Andrea Berchowitz wants to create a world where women are represented in all the rooms where decisions are made and transform long-term healthcare for women.
Entrepreneur
Taboo Breakers: Notes from Session 4 of TEDWomen 2019
In Session 4 of TEDWomen 2019, we tackled some big taboos — divorce, menopause, political dissent — and met the extraordinary people on the front lines of breaking them.
The event: TEDWomen 2019, Session 4: Taboo Breakers, hosted by Corey Hajim and Shoham Arad
When and where: Thursday, December 5, 2019, 2:30pm PT, at La Quinta Resort &...
Posted December 5, 2019
The bold and brilliant conference shorts from TEDWomen 2019
TEDWomen 2019 explored topics ranging from immigration to climate change, from menopause to sexism and beyond. To interweave dazzling talks and introduce sessions, curators CC Hutten and Jonathan Wells handpicked a series of short videos that complemented the themes and narratives that ran throughout the conference. Their selections highlighted ...
Posted December 6, 2019
Sports are designed around men -- and that needs to change
From tennis to swimming and soccer, female athletes are at the top of their game right now, but they are still not receiving the support that men do.
Despite accumulating international titles, the US women’s national soccer team are currently having to pursue a gender discrimination lawsuit for equal pay (above, a photo of them from August 20...
Posted March 27, 2020
Change your life and those around you, with these 22 inspiring new books from TED speakers
Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World by Emily Balcetis (TED Talk: Why some people find exercise harder than others)
Many of us look at high achievers and envy how they seem to navigate their lives with ease. In Clearer, Closer, Better, social psychologist Emily Balcetis tells readers that success might be a matter of ...
Posted June 18, 2020
Here's what women should eat to maintain a healthy brain
Adopting a brain-healthy diet is a powerful tool in maximizing cognitive health and helping prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, says neuroscientist and nutritionist Lisa Mosconi. What’s more, it may even ward off common ailments that affect many women, from slow metabolism to insomnia and depression. Here are 8 steps to take.
Based on ...
Posted March 11, 2020
Is Drinking Milk Essential for Building Strong Bones? (Transcript)
Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Jen Gunter:
We have been told SO MUCH about milk.
SOUND CLIP:
We were told that milk was good for your bones.
I remember my mom always made me drink it.
It was supposed to be very good for my health
Jen Gunter:
Think about ALL the milk messages you’ve heard in your life!
SOUND CLIP:...
Marianne Schwarz: What happens to your brain during a migraine?
A throbbing, pounding headache. Bright zigzagging lines across your field of vision. Sensitivity to light, lingering fatigue, disrupted sleep. While an incapacitating headache is one of the most common symptoms, a migraine can include any of these experiences. So what exactly is a migraine? And what causes it? Marianne Schwarz explores what we k...
Darren Croft: Inside the killer whale matriarchy
Pods of killer whales inhabit the waters of every major ocean on Earth. Each family is able to survive thanks mainly to one member, its most knowledgeable hunter: the grandmother. These matriarchs can live 80 years or more and their expertise can mean the difference between life and death for their families. Darren Croft details the lives of kil...
Why are we so awkward about poop?: Transcript
Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Dr. Jen Gunter:
When we're kids, we have a beautiful gift.
Rosie:
Why does poop smell bad?
Wylder:
Because of its things inside.
Rosie:
Yeah. Like diseases.
Wylder:
Diseases.
Dr. Jen Gunter:
We can talk freely and happily about something we all make, poop.
Rosie:
I have red poop...
Do I really have a food allergy? (Transcript)
Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Dr. Jen Gunter:
When we decided to make an episode about food allergies, one of the producers for Body Stuff, Camille, told me about a story from her childhood. She was 4 years old, and she LOVED going to the grocery store.
[00:00:15] Camille Petersen:
Well, first there's the fruit and v...
Got yeast? (Transcript)
Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Dr. Jen Gunter:
So you’ve got an itch… and it’s not going away. You think you might have a yeast infection… a vaginal yeast infection. If you go to your local drugstore looking for a treatment, you’ll find all sorts of products…
There are wipes doused in aloe. Anesthetic sprays or creams....
Shaylin Schundler: Why does your voice change as you get older?
The human voice is capable of incredible variety and range. As we age, our bodies undergo two major changes which explore that range. So how exactly does our voice box work, and what causes these shifts in speech? Shaylin A. Schundler describes how and why our voices change when we get older. [TED-Ed Animation by Andrew Foerster & Nick Counter]
What’s normal anxiety and what’s an anxiety disorder?: Transcript
Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Dr. Jen Gunter:
Just letting you know, this episode discusses mental illness. Take care while listening.
When I was a kid, it felt like my dad was obsessed with getting to the airport on time. It would start a week ahead of our flight… sometimes even more. On the day of the flight, if the ...
Ivan Oransky: Are we over-medicalized?
Reuters health editor Ivan Oransky warns that we're suffering from an epidemic of preposterous preconditions -- pre-diabetes, pre-cancer, and many more. In this engaging talk from TEDMED he shows how health care can find a solution... by taking an important lesson from baseball.
Rébecca Kleinberger: Why you don't like the sound of your own voice
Your voice is indistinguishable from how other people see you, but your relationship with it is far from obvious. Rébecca Kleinberger studies how we use and understand our voices and the voices of others. She explains why you may not like the sound of your own voice on recordings, the differences between your outward, inward and inner voices -- ...
Anna Rothschild: Why you should love gross science
What can we learn from the slimy, smelly side of life? In this playful talk, science journalist Anna Rothschild shows us the hidden wisdom of "gross stuff" and explains why avoiding the creepy underbelly of nature, medicine and technology closes us off to important sources of knowledge about our health and the world. "When we explore the gross s...
Lauren Zalaznick: The conscience of television
TV executive Lauren Zalaznick thinks deeply about pop television. Sharing results of a bold study that tracks attitudes against TV ratings over five decades, she makes a case that television reflects who we truly are -- in ways we might not have expected.
Victoria Gill: What a nun can teach a scientist about ecology
To save the achoque -- an exotic (and adorable) salamander found in a lake in northern Mexico -- scientists teamed up with an unexpected research partner: a group of nuns called the Sisters of the Immaculate Health. In this delightful talk, science journalist Victoria Gill shares the story of how this unusual collaboration saved the achoque from...
Jennifer Brea: What happens when you have a disease doctors can't diagnose
Five years ago, TED Fellow Jennifer Brea became progressively ill with myalgic encephalomyelitis, commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome, a debilitating illness that severely impairs normal activities and on bad days makes even the rustling of bed sheets unbearable. In this poignant talk, Brea describes the obstacles she's encountered in see...
Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work
We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive.
Deborah Rhodes: A test that finds 3x more breast tumors, and why it's not available to you
Working with a team of physicists, Dr. Deborah Rhodes developed a new tool for tumor detection that's 3 times as effective as traditional mammograms for women with dense breast tissue. The life-saving implications are stunning. So why haven't we heard of it? Rhodes shares the story behind the tool's creation, and the web of politics and economic...