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Pain
A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Pain.
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Talks about Pain
03:58
Cella Wright
Why does hitting your funny bone feel so horrible?
3 minutes 58 seconds
12:05
Yoram Yovell
Why broken hearts hurt — and what heals them
12 minutes 5 seconds
16:15
Amy Baxter
How to hack your brain when you're in pain
16 minutes 15 seconds
04:51
TED-Ed
How to deal with rejection
4 minutes 51 seconds
04:33
Jen Gunter
5 things you should know about back pain
4 minutes 33 seconds
03:35
Jen Gunter
What you should know about opioids and painkillers
3 minutes 35 seconds
12:50
Sheetal DeCaria
The bias behind your undiagnosed chronic pain
12 minutes 50 seconds
04:32
Marianne Schwarz
What happens to your brain during a migraine?
4 minutes 32 seconds
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04:57
Justin Schmidt
The world's most painful insect sting
4 minutes 57 seconds
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