Who hasn’t sent a text message saying “I’m on my way” when it wasn’t true or fudged the truth a touch in their online dating profile? But Jeff Hancock doesn’t believe that the anonymity of the internet encourages dishonesty. In fact, he says the searchability and permanence of information online may even keep us honest.

Jeff Hancock studies how we interact by email, text message and social media blips, seeking to understand how technology mediates communication.

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Want an easy way to brighten another person’s day? Offer them specific, heartfelt praise, says educator Cheryl Ferguson. Every weekday for the month of January, TED Ideas will publish a new post in a series called “How to Be a Better Human,” containing a helpful piece of advice from a speaker in the TED community. To see all the posts in the se...

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The average person lies once or twice a day. And as Cornell psychology professor Jeff Hancock shares in today’s fascinating talk, given at TEDxWinnipeg, the anonymity and ambiguity of technology give us a whole new arsenal of ways to fib. He and his team have identified three new types of lies made possible by text messages, email and online c...

You probably watch TED Talks on an assortment of small screens. But next week, you’re invited to experience them on the big screen. As the TED2017 conference takes place in Vancouver, Canada, special sessions will be broadcast live in movie theaters across the United States and world. On April 24, the Opening Event will bring surprising l...

At TEDxHKPolyU, TEDxcellent Improv performed some unscripted, improvised-on-the-spot scenes inspired by suggestions the audience

What would a world without religion look like? Caroline Schaffalitzky intends to show, how that thought experiment is a little more complicated than you might think.

Marine biologist, fish ecologist and self-confessed ocean optimist Steve Simpson explains the intricate sounds that exist in our oceans -- and why listening to this soundtrack can help us protect it. This talk was filmed at TEDxExeter. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreadi...

Virtual Reality and Identity clash when you identify more with your avatar than with your actual self.

What would happen if we taught our children road safety rules years before they start to drive?

Faced with his 50th birthday, Photographer Ian McCausland decided to profile and photograph fifty people who were also turning 50 years old, in hopes of finding some understanding of what he was facing. Many things were revealed. There were some common themes and lessons and some not so common.

Taking insights gleamed from Iceland's focus on youth, High School Drug and Alcohol Counsellor Aleethia Mackay is helping change the lives of her students. By focusing on culture and empowerment to help curb substance use and abuse, Aleethia shares how we can all shape the future of our most vulnerable.

We label everything. It helps us navigate life. But what if labels aren't all we are? Can someone be both a Hero and a Criminal? Jonathan Meikle digs deep into the question of identity.

Have you ever thought of the history of the spoon? From now on you'll never look at a spoon the same way again.

Everyone has unconscious bias, and it can affect how you treat others.

Service dogs are increasingly visible in society, but do you know how to behave around one?

Alice RL provides information to help others learn about trans people. Understanding and learning of the lives of transgender people, will help the average cis person navigate interactions. The non-binary, Ojibawe artist draws inspiration from their experiences and cultural teachings and melds it with a signature palette of bright, playful hues...

Borders are arbitrary lines drawn on paper that affect each and every one of us. What happens when lines are made more important than lives? What happens when we look beyond those lines?

Did you know Indigenous Innovation is both traditional and futuristic?

Women are subjected to the unsolicited opinions of random strangers whose comments typically serve only to create unnecessary anxiety. Given advice founded purely in myth and old wive's tales, these women have enough to deal with, considering the normal physiologic changes of pregnancy! Leslie will set straight some myths, offer reassurance and ...

Sharing her journey, Deb Chaboyer works to demystify the process of reconciliation and how all Canadians: individuals, businesses, and governments can actively participate in healing Canada's national wounds.