Psychology
What makes us tick? These TED Talks — from psychologists and journalists, doctors and patients — share the latest research on why we do what we do.
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The political mind
How do politics affect psychology, influence behavior and create polarization? A quest to demystify what the political does to society and the mind (and vice versa).
Our brains: predictably irrational
The 3 pounds of jelly in our skulls allow us to reflect on our own consciousness -- and to make counterintuitive, irrational decisions. These talks explore why.
A decade in review
Sayonara 2010s! Enjoy this look back on which popular TED Talks caught our attention from 2010 to 2019.
The most popular TED Talks in Hindi
Our most viewed TED Talks translated into Hindi by volunteer TED Translators. (Turn on subtitles to access translations.)
Talks about Psychology
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Humans are made to be touched — so what happens when we aren’t?
Our bodies are designed to respond to touch, and not just to sense the environment around us. We actually have a network of dedicated nerve fibers in our skin that detect and em...
5 exercises to help you build more empathy
This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from people in the TED community; browse through all the posts he...TED Books
The Science of Optimism
by Tali Sharot
Most of us have an optimism bias; we expect things to turn out pretty well, often better than they actually do. Tali Sharot explains why we're hard-wired for hope.
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